New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The government is seriously considering enacting new legislation to establish an enabling framework that will promote safe, orderly, and regular migration for overseas employment. The development comes at a time when the US has deported 104 illegal Indian immigrants.

The proposed legislation on Emigration (Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2024) seeks to replace the Emigration Act of 1983 with a view to facilitate the circular mobility of people intending to emigrate for overseas employment, PTI reported.

This has emerged from a report by the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, which was presented in Parliament this week.

The panel also said it desires...