Telangana govt bears repatriation cost for deceased migrant worker

Telangana government bears the cost of repatriating the body of Golla Abbulu, a 40-year-old migrant worker from Nizamabad district, who died in Oman on December 14, 2025, after migrating to the country for work.

Abbulu was employed at a cleaning company in Oman’s Salalah region, but he quit the job due to some differences with the management. 

According to Omani laws, employees who quit their jobs without permission are treated as “irregular residents,” resulting in the cancellation of several rights and entitlements.

“Citing this, the company management clearly stated that they had no responsibility towards



Abbulu and refused to bear the cost of transporting his mortal remains,” said a press release from the Telangana NRI Advisory Committee.

After being informed regarding Savitri’s situation, in-charge of CM Prajavani and Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission, Dr G Chinna Reddy, directed the CM’s Principal Secretary, V Sheshadri, to take immediate action.

Nodal Officer of CM Prajavani, Divya Devarajan, responded promptly after understanding the seriousness of the situation. As a result, Rs 1.5 lakh was sanctioned from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and released to Savithri to repatriate the mortal remains of her husband from Oman to India.