Non Resident Keralites Affairs
Encyclopedia
The Non Resident Keralites Affairs abbreviated as NORKA is a department of the Government of Kerala
formed on 6 December 1996 to redress the grievances of Non-Resident Keralites
(NRKs). It is the first of its kind formed in any India
n state. The department was formed in an attempt to strengthen the relationship between the NRks and the Government of Kerala and to institutionalize the administrative framework. The field agency of NORKA is known as the NORKA Roots, which was setup in 2002 to act as an interface between the NRKs and the Kerala Government.
It also acts as a forum for addressing the NRKs problem, safeguarding their rights and rehabilitating the returnees.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
formed on 6 December 1996 to redress the grievances of Non-Resident Keralites
Malayali
Malayali is the term used to refer to the native speakers of Malayalam, originating from the Indian state of Kerala...
(NRKs). It is the first of its kind formed in any India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state. The department was formed in an attempt to strengthen the relationship between the NRks and the Government of Kerala and to institutionalize the administrative framework. The field agency of NORKA is known as the NORKA Roots, which was setup in 2002 to act as an interface between the NRKs and the Kerala Government.
It also acts as a forum for addressing the NRKs problem, safeguarding their rights and rehabilitating the returnees.