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INDIAN COMMUNITY WELFARE FUND (ICWF)

The Embassy of India, Yerevan, with the approval of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs ( now merged with Ministry of External Affairs)  established the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) with effect from May 2011.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME:

The Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) is aimed at providing the following services in cases of the  most deserving applicant:

  1. Boarding and lodging for distressed Overseas Indian workers in household/domestic sectors and unskilled labourers;
  2. Extending emergency medical care to the Overseas Indians in need;
  3. Providing air passage to stranded Overseas Indians in need;
  4. Providing initial legal assistance to the Overseas Indians in deserving cases;
  5. Expenditure on incidentals and for airlifting the mortal remains to India or local cremation/burial of the deceased Overseas Indians in such cases where the sponsor is unable or unwilling to do so as per the contract and the family is unable to meet the cost;
  6. Providing the payment of penalties in respect of Indian nationals for illegal stay in the host country where prima facie the worker is not at fault;
  7. Providing the payment of small fines/penalties for the release of Indian nationals in jail/detention centers;
  8. Providing support to local Overseas Indian Associations to establish Overseas Indian Community Centres in countries that have population of Overseas Indians exceeding 1,00,000; and
  9. Providing support to start and run Overseas Indian Community-based student welfare centres in countries that have presence of more than 20,000 Indian students.

SOURCE OF FUNDING:

A. Service charge on consular services:

  1. A compulsory charge of AMD 900 is levied on Passport / Attestation Service / Miscellaneous services towards ICWF.
  2. A compulsory charge of AMD 1,300 is levied on all kinds of Visas and OCI Cards towards ICWF.

B. Voluntary contributions by Indian community:
Indian community members may like to contribute towards the Fund for which a proper receipt giving name and address of the contributor will be issued by the Mission.

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