Centre following developments in H-1B visa matter: Nirmala Sitharaman

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the Centre was following developments in the H1-B visa matter and her ministry would hold a meeting with industry stakeholders soon. Ms. Sitharaman said, the meeting would be convened soon after the parliament goes for recess. Her statements follow reports that the US President Donald Trump will soon sign an executive order that will target work visa programmes like the H1-B, which are used extensively by



Indians.

Industry body Nasscom has said that it will take a delegation of senior executives to Washington DC later this month to reach out to the new US administration as well as senators on concerns around clampdown on visas and flow of skilled manpower between the two nations.

Earlier, Ministry of External Affairs had said India's interest and concerns on the issue have been conveyed both to the US administration and the US Congress at senior levels.