India has a target to bring back 100,000 passengers from 60 countries by the end of Phase II of Vande Bharat Mission, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. It said preparations for the third phase are well underway.
“Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) is in full swing. Phase I has been successfully completed from 7 May -16 May during which 16,716 stranded Indians returned. We are in Phase II of VBM from 17 May – 13 June,” said MEA spokesperson.
The MEA spokesperson said as of today, 45,216 Indians have returned. These include 8,069 migrant workers, 7,656 students and 5,107 professionals.
“About 5000 Indians have returned through land
