<span style="color: #222222;">The Second Phase of Vande Bharat Mission which started on 17th of May and will continue till 13th of this month is progressing smoothly.<br />''<br />''External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said so far, Air India has operated 103 flights under this phase to bring back stranded Indian nationals.<br />''<br />''The Indian Navy has also made sorties to bring back returnees from Sri Lanka and the Maldives.<br />''<br />''After the commencement of the Vande Bharat Mission from 7th May, a total of 454 flights, including foreign carriers, have brought back stranded Indians.<br />''<br />''As of date 1,07,123 Indians have returned. These include 17, 485 migrant workers, 11511 students and 8633 professionals.<br />''<br />''More than 32,000 Indians have returned through land border immigration checkpoints from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''A total of 3,48,565 people have registered their requests with Indian Missions for repatriation to India on compelling grounds.<br />''<br />''In addition to these,  the process of non-scheduled commercial flights has also been streamlined.<br />''<br />''This has resulted in further facilitation of Indians returning by chartered flights and Air Ambulances.<br />''<br />''There is a significant increase in the number of returnees via land borders too with the finalization of guidelines in this regard.<br />''<br />''The spokesperson said Phase 3 of Vande Bharat Mission has already been announced. This phase covers more sectors and will create additional hubs in remote regions.<br />''<br />''Around 38,000 people are expected to be repatriated under this phase in 337 international flights from 31 countries.<br />''<br />''These include 54 flights from US, 24 from Canada, 11 flights from 6 African countries – Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius.   </span><br />