PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS (PBD) 2010 SCHEDULED

The 8^th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Sep 17, 2009

The 8th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the flagship event of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), will be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 7-9 January, 2010. The high-profile convention will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India on 8^th January. The President of India will deliver the valedictory address on 9th January and would confer Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards for 2010.

The MOIA has structured the next event with a view to provide the delegates with an opportunity to interact with:

Cabinet Ministers from India on matters of interest and concern to them.
PIO Ministers/dignitaries from other countries on the expectations and aspirations of the overseas Indian community from the land of their ancestors and how they could work towards strengthening the relationship between India and the country of their residence.
Chief Ministers on issues their States need to attend on priority and facilities and incentives available in their states for the overseas Indian community.

The PBD-2010 will have four concurrent sessions on: ‘Investment’, ‘Knowledge’, ‘Philanthropy’ and ‘Gender Issues’. It will also see the launching of an annual lecture series under the overarching theme of ‘India and its Diaspora: Everlasting Bonds of Togetherness’. On cards is also a Golf Tournament and seminars on Nano-Technology and property related issues of NRIs/PIOs.

The 8^th PBD is being organized by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in partnership with the Government of Delhi. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) would be the institutional partner. Online registration would start from 15^th September, 2009. Further details would be available on the website of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (www.moia.gov.in).

The Government of India, as a result of wider consultations held at past PBD events, have established Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre, conceptualized PIO University, formed Prime Minister's Global Advisory Council of People of Indian Origin, set up the India Development Foundation, enabled professionals holding Overseas Citizens of India cards to practice in India, launched the Global Indian Network of Knowledge (Global-INK) and the issued smart cards for Indian workers working abroad.

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