India received $66.13 billion remittance in 2011-12
India received over $66.13 billion in remittances in the year 2011-12 as compared to $55.62 billion in the previous, a hike of 19%, reports PTI.
Remittance from major countries except the US shot up by 16-55 percent year-on-year in 2012, due to an increase in Bangladeshi wage earners abroad and their incomes.