The first monthly Open House at the new premises of the Indian embassy at Onaiza was held yesterday to address urgent consular and labour issues/cases of Indian nationals in the State of Qatar.
Ambassador Sanjiv Arora, deputy chief of mission R K Singh and other officials met all the complainants, discussed their problems and assured them that the embassy would actively follow up their cases with the authorities concerned in Government of Qatar. 
An embassy team visited the Central Prison and Deportation Centre this week to enquire about the welfare of detainees from India. 
The total number of Indian nationals in the Central Prison and the Deportation Centre currently is 129 and 98, respectively.
During the current year, the Labour and Community Welfare Section of the embassy has so far received a total of 2,234 complaints. 
The number of complaints received during 2015 was 4,132. 
The number of deaths registered in the embassy until June this year is 141. The number of deaths registered during 2015 was 279.  
On the basis of requests received from Qatari authorities for travel documents for Indian nationals in the Deportation Centre, the embassy has issued 34 Emergency Certificates during June. The embassy also issued 38 air tickets to Indian nationals in distress for their return to India during June.
Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), an active community association working under the aegis of the embassy for the welfare of Indian workers, provided three air tickets during June for destitute workers.
ICBF also helps workers through various welfare measures, financial assistance and medical help. During his recent official visit to Qatar, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had interacted with many Indian workers at ICBF’s 25th Medical Camp organised with Indian Doctors’ Association in co-operation with Government of Qatar, Msheireb Properties and Indian embassy at Msheireb Downtown Doha Project. 
ICBF vice-president Baby Kurien also attended the Open House.