Non Resident Kerala WelfareFund

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The Non Resident Kerala Welfare Fund Board which had its first meeting recently in Trivandrum, Kerala, has called upon all expatriate Malaylees to enroll into the fund.

“Several issues were discussed, main among them being creating awareness about the fund. The board has called upon all expatriate Malaylees enroll into the fund. In this regard, the board solicited the support of Malayalees associations in the Middle East. Mr P M Jabir was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Non-Resident Keralites (NRK) Welfare Fund by the state government of Kerala, India.
Aas per the new rule, it is not necessary to attest the form at the time of applying.
There is a clause that the forms are to be attested by any competent authority. As the Indian embassies are the only such authorities outside India, it was practically impossible for an applicant to get the form attested by the embassy for two reasons. One, the proximity to the embassies and two, the embassies charge an amount equivalent to Rs600 for attesting the form.

The registration will cost only Rs200, it was decided to do away with the attestation. So it is not necessary to attest the form at the time of applying. The attestation can be done as and when required at a later stage.

The forms can be downloaded from the board’s website: www.pravasiwelfarefund.org.

Forms are available with official organisations. It is available at the ISC counter at Darsait and also with both

Malayalam wing and Kerala Wing of the Indian Social Club.
Those who need the forms can contact any of the following: Shaji Sebastian (ISC Kerala Wing) 99724669, E. G. Madhusudhanan -(convenor of ISC Malayalam Wing) – 99381561,

Every Non Resident Keralite who has completed the age of 18 but not completed 55 years of age can be a member of the fund by paying Rs200 as registration fees.

Every registered member has to make a monthly contribution of Rs300 for a minimum period of three years to be eligible to get the pension.

There are many other benefits like financial assistance to the family on the death of the member, financial assistance for the medical treatment of the member, financial assistance to the marriage of women members and daughters of the members, financial assistance or loan to construct dwelling house or land for that purpose, loan for self employment among other things.

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