The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), vide letter No. 25022/74/2011-F-I dated 9th July, 2012 issued guidelines for circulation to the Mission in foreign countries, stipulating, inter-alia, that foreign nationals visiting India with a medical Visa only, can avail of surrogacy. Subsequently, the aforesaid guidelines were reiterated vide MHA’s letter No. 25022/74/2011-F-I dated 14th October, 2013.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Health Research vide their letter No. 25022/74/2011-F-I (Vol. III) dated 3rd November, 2015 and V. 25011/119/2015-HR dated 4th November, 2015 respectively, issued guidelines to stop surrogacy to foreign nationals including Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders.

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Faggan Singh Kulaste stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ,25-November, 2016

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