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LONDON: 56,000 Visas Issued To Indian Students In 2020: UK Minister Priti Patel
LONDON: The UK issued 56,000 visas to
Indian students in 2020, a 13 per cent increase from the year before, Priti
Patel, the Secretary of State for the UK Home Department, said Wednesday.
She was
addressing a session on “Global Leadership – Women First: Radical Actions
in the Post-Pandemic Era” at the India Global Forum.
“Last
year, we issued 56,000 visas to Indian students. That is a 13 per cent increase
from the previous year and that is also through the pandemic. A programme for
the post study route is also being launched which is basically a post study
work route that will bring the brightest and the best. The UK will be the place
for Indian students to come and study, and also work and contribute in the long
run,” she added.
Speaking
at the forum, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage & Culture
Amina Mohamed said the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 — gender equality —
has been one of the most affected aspects of the SDGs by the pandemic.
There
needs to be a short, medium and long term plan to ensure gender equality, she
added.
“The
expectation is if we all walk together so women can get back to work and on
their feet. There are a lot of measures we can put in place. We can plan what
can be done in the short, medium and long term,” she said.