New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Vande Bharat Mission, a total of 8,78,921 Indian nationals have been repatriated from different corners of the globe in the wake of Covid-19 lockdown.
“Under Phase 4 of the Vande Bharat Mission, a total of 1083 flights (849 international flights and 234 feeder flights) have been scheduled so far,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said during the virtual weekly press briefing here on THursday.
These flights are operated by the Air India Group, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir from 29 countries to 31 airports in India.
“As we begin dovetailing phase 4 into phase 5, 8,78,921 Indian nationals have returned as on July 29,” he said.
A total of 1,07,452 Indians have returned from Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh by land borders.
India is all set to begin the fifth phase of Vande Bharat Mission from August 1.
A total of 792 flights (692 international and 100 domestic feeders) have been scheduled to repatriate Indians from 23 countries viz. GCC countries, USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Israel, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, Mr Srivastava said.
The flights would cater to 21 different airports across India and repatriate an estimated 1,30,000 Indians stranded abroad.
