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Update on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas programmes |
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Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs replies in Parliament
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An update on the programmes launched during the fourth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas organized from 7th - 9th January, 2006 at Hyderabad was given by Shri Vayalar Ravi in Parliament. Shri Vayalar Ravi is the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and he was replying to a question by Prof. M. Ramadass.
The programmes being implemented include the
following:
- Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme was launched and
the first two OCI documents handed over by Prime Minister to
Persons of Indian Origin.
- A more liberal Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojana-2006 for the
benefit of the Overseas Indian Workers was launched.
- An easy to use Integrated Electronic Remittance facility and
is expected to be fully operational from the next financial year.
- An MOU was signed between the Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs and American Association of Physicians of Indian origin in
healthcare in rural areas and is expected to be operational in due
course.
- A scholarship scheme for the children of NRIs/PIOs from
countries where there is a sizeable PIO/NRI population and less
opportunities for higher education and to publicize India as an
educational hub, is being implemented from the academic year
2006-2007.
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