MEA unveils draft Overseas Mobility Bill to replace Emigration Act
External Affairs Ministry proposed Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025 to replace existing Emigration Act, 1983 and made the draft available for public consultations. The core objective of the bill is to set up a comprehensive, data-driven regime to promote safe and legal migration. The bill creates a mechanism to oversee implementation of international agreements on migration.