The Next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference is to be held in New Delhi from 08th – 10th January, 2016
The Next Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas (PBD) Conference is to be held in New Delhi from 08th – 10th January,
2016
1. The
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas(PBD) Conference 2016 is to be held at Pravasi Bharatiya
Kendra, Jose Rizal Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021 from 08th –
10th January, 2016. The PBD Conference 2016 is being planned
differently with an objective for developing a new paradigm for engagement with
the Diaspora over the next decade.
2. After
the inaugural session, PBD conference 2016 will have a Plenary Session, with
the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Cabinet Ministers of Government of
India and Chief Ministers of States attending it. Fourteen (14) Working Groups
consisting 7 -8 overseas experts from all over the world and 2 -3 Indian
experts will then discuss various issues of national importance. The Committee Chairs will
finalise and present reports by next day to the Government. There will be a
valedictory session thereafter.
3. Participation in the PBD
Conference will be through invitation only and not through the on-line
registration as in earlier PBDs. The Indian Missions/Posts abroad have been
addressed to identify eminent overseas experts from among overseas Indians on
the subjects identified. While the earlier PBDs focussed only on meetings with
the Diaspora, PBD Conference 2016 would be an attempt to do an expert study on
various issues concerning the Diaspora and areas of
mutual benefit to India and to them. It was felt that the relevant issues
have to be examined at this stage objectively with expert opinion. This
would be essential for making new policies for the benefit of India and the
Diaspora. The traditional PBD convention will be held every alternative
year, with the partner State. Such a convention would be held in 2017.
Winners of an Online Diaspora
Quiz will be felicitated at the PBD.
Diaspora Online Quiz: Bharat ko Jaaniye
1. Hon’ble Prime Minister had announced during the PBD 2015
that an online Diaspora Quiz will be organised for the benefit of Diaspora
Youth, and that winners will be called for the next PBD.
2. The
Quiz will be thrown open to everyone but only NRIs and PIOs between 18 – 35
years will be eligible for prizes. The 20 finalists – 10 NRIs and 10 PIOs each
will be brought to Delhi for the final round of the Quiz and 3 + 3 winners each
will be felicitated in the PBD Conference 2016. Besides the above, there will
be other prizes and benefits to be given to the 20 finalists of the Diaspora
Quiz, such as certificates of appreciation and mementos of the occasion. A
separate Know India Programme for this category would be organized so that they
are given an opportunity to see the country.
The Quiz will be online from
12th November 2015. The Social Media campaign is to start from
07.10.2015.
Regional
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Los Angeles
1. The
Government of India will be organising the 9th Regional Pravasi
Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) at Los Angeles California, USA on the 14th and
15th November 2015. This has already been announced to the
press in an earlier release.
2. The
RPBD will be organised by the Consulate General of India San Francisco, and the
Embassy of India, Washington DC in collaboration with the major community
organisations of People of Indian Origin in the USA and the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs. Various official forums for India-US collaboration
will also participate in the RPBD.
3. The
RPBD Los Angeles will celebrate the presence of the single largest population
of overseas Indians in any one country and strengthen the social, economic and
political bonds between India, the USA and the Indian Diaspora.
4. India
and the USA share a growing partnership in almost all sectors vital to their
economies. Indian Americans have made a significant impact in IT, medicine,
academia, banking, hospitality, science and technology and also as
entrepreneurs engaged in thriving businesses. The RPBD Los Angeles will focus
and build on these synergies and collaborations, through seminars and
discussions involving major stake holders on both sides.
5. The
Overseas Indian Facilitation Center will also hold a business to business
conference on the sidelines of the RPBD on the 14th November.
MOIA and OIFC officials will interact with potential investors from the USA and
guide them.
6. The
RPBD will have cultural performances symbolizing the significant media,
cultural and entertainment engagement between the two largest industries in the
world, Bollywood and Hollywood.
7. We
expect the RPBD Los Angeles to mark another milestone in India’s successful
engagement and partnership with its Diaspora globally.
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