Chandigarh UT NRI Cell disposes of 135 complaints

Chandigarh, January 24

A review meeting regarding the functioning of the UT NRI Cell was held here today.

Justice Amar Dutt, chairman, NRI Cell, ML Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-nodal

officer, NRI Cell, Anil Malhotra, member, NRI Cell, and Vikram Bajwa, member representative

of NRIs attended the meeting.

During the meeting, it was revealed that out of 185 complaints received, 135 complaints had

been disposed of by the by the NRI Cell. An active role of the police was demanded by the

chairman to deal with the property-related cases of NRIs.

The members said the law enforcement agency should proceed with the enforcement of criminal

liability against a respondent even when a civil litigation was pending. A complete database

of all NRIs and their properties in Chandigarh should be prepared with the help of the

police and a website of the NRI Cell should be created, the members said.

Vikram Bajwa said an invitation by the body of NRIs would be forwarded to theChandigarh

Administration to sign MoUs with NRIs for encouraging setting up of facilities in the

sectors of health and education.

He suggested that a body called as Chandigarh Foundation comprising NRIs, citizens of

Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Administration for charitable purpose would be formed and

would be funded by NRIs. He placed a proposal before the administration to set up a memorial

to the Kanishka tragedy in Chandigarh, which would be funded by NRIs.