A well-settled non-resident Indian groom is what many Indian parents aspire for their daughter. But now the demand for NRI grooms has fallen by almost 20 percent and, with the economic slump hitting the private sector badly, people are once again looking out for 'stable' government employees.

"There has been a dip in the response for NRI grooms post-the slowdown and the demand has fallen by almost 20 percent than before. People now are not really that willing for NRI grooms because of the job uncertainty factor," Murugavel Janakiraman, founder and chief executive of Consim Info Pvt Ltd, formerly known as BharatMatrimony group, told IANS over phone from Chennai.