Punjab NRIs Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Monday said that the State Government is bringing a new policy for Punjabi NRIs, which would be ready by February 28.

“The new policy would ensure effective resolutions of the complaints and issues related to Punjabi diaspora,” said Dhaliwal, who held a meeting with the state DGP Gaurav Yadav, Principal Secretary NRI Affairs JM Balamurugan, ADGP NRI Affairs Praveen Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary Home Varinder Kumar, Special Secretary NRI Kamaljit Kaur Brar, and Special Secretary NRI Paramjit Singh.

The Minister said that the Punjab Government’s initiative to hold NRI Milnis got a massive response, receiving 606 complaints. During these Milnis held at Jalandhar, SAS Nagar, Ludhiana, Moga and Amritsar, the Minister said that more than 40 percent complaints, that is 250, had been sorted out. Remaining complaints were also being addressed within minimal time, he added.

On the nature of complaints, the Minister said that most of the complaints were related to the revenue and police department, while 20 percent of the complaints are already under hearing in various courts.

The Minister said that the process of setting up fast track courts has also been initiated for early resolution of cases especially related to Indian migrants. These new special courts will be established at Amritsar, Moga, Ludhiana, SBS Nagar and Patiala.

“In addition to special NRIs courts, along with the appointment of special judge and the staff, another proposal to create separate posts for police stations will be sent to the Chief Minister. A special NRI court is already in progress at Jalandhar,” he said.

Dhaliwal said that DGP Yadav has assured that Rs 30 lakh will be released soon to renovate the police stations. “The state police chief has also agreed to increase the police force in the police stations, in which 75 personnel will be posted immediately and 75 personnel by March 2023 in these special police stations,” he added.

To solve various problems of migrant Punjabis, DGP will also write a letter to the police chiefs of all the districts with directions to resolve the issues of the concerned as soon as possible. “All SSPs would make sure to send reports on these issues reports related to the police to the ADGP NRI,” he added.