Andhra is all set to Photostat Kerala’s welfare text for the expatriate. Impressed by the activities of Non-Resident Keralites Association (NORKA), a four-member team of the NRI Study Group from Andhra Pradesh is in Kerala to understand and imbibe how NORKA reaches out to the NRKs.

Andhra Minister for Information and Public Relations Mohammed Ali Shabber, also chairman of the NRI Study Group, is all praise for NORKA and the Kerala Government.

“NORKA is the first in setting up a cell for the workers of its state and Andhra Pradesh is next to Kerala in workforce in the Gulf. We want to know more about NORKA and its functions, especially on the recruiting and welfare schemes,” said Shabber.

Besides making a model of NORKA in AP, “We’re also looking into areas where we can join hands,” said Mohammad Hazeebullah (liaison officer), himself an expatriate with 20-year experience as professor in various universities in the US.

The team will meet Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram.

The team comprising Shabber, N V Ramana Reddy, Additional Secretary to the AP Government, B Rasheed, private secretary to Shabber, and Hazeebullah, however, ruled out chances of signing any MoU with the NORKA.