Reaching out to the Indian Diaspora at the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 14-15 November 2015 at Los Angeles, USA
Reaching out to the Indian
Diaspora at the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 14-15 November 2015 at Los
Angeles, USA
The Union Minister for
External Affairs & Overseas Indian Affairs Shrimati Sushma Swaraj will
chair the ninth edition of the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) to be
held in Los Angeles, California, USA on 14-15 November. The Indian
Delegation includes Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; Ambassador
of India to USA; the Consul General of India in San Francisco, senior officials
from four State Governments and captains of the Indian Industry.
The RPBD is an annual event
organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), as part of its
outreach to the Indian Diaspora in various global regions. So far eight RPBDs
have been held, the last in London in October 2014.
The Regional Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas will be inaugurated by Smt Sushma Swaraj on Saturday (14.11.2015).
RPBD will
provide a unique platform and opportunity for the Government to engage with the
Indian Diaspora in USA on issues such as Increasing engagement with the Indian
Diaspora; Role of Diaspora in the new initiatives of the Government of India
(such as Digital India, Make in India, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Swachh
Bharat etc); Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Education, Skills and Vocational
Training; Soft-power-yoga, and the Bollywood-Hollywood Connect.
The Indian
Diaspora will be briefed about opportunities for business, investments,
partnerships and possibilities for their contributions in these sectors. They
will also be informed about the recent reforms in FDI announced by the
Government on 10th November. The RPBD will provide an
opportunity for the overseas Indian community to interact with the Indian
delegation and convey their suggestions on all these issues.
The Indian
delegation includes officials from four state Governments : Chief Secretary to
Government of Andhra Pradesh; Managing Director – Haryana State Industrial
& Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIDC); Principal Secretary,
Department of Industries, Government of Jharkhand, and the Government of
Kerala. The State Governments will lead the session on “Business Opportunities in
India” and showcase opportunities to invest and do business in their respective
States.
Before the
inaugural of the RPBD, an Indian Diaspora Business Meet will be held at the
same venue, from 1300-1800 hrs on 14 November. The event will be organized by
the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) a PPP between the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs and the Confederation of Indian Industry.
The Business Meet
includes three panel discussions with speakers from the Indian industry &
subject matter experts from US participating, on following subjects:
· Investment Opportunities in
Clean & Renewable Energy Sector in India
· Technology Partnerships,
Investments & Innovation through the Digital India Initiative
· Impact Investments into Social
Enterprises in India
OIFC is organising
B2B and B2G meetings of the Indian delegation with members of the overseas
Indian community on 14 and 15 November.
The OIFC’s Indian
Business delegation which will participate in the Indian Diaspora Business Meet
and the RPBD, includes senior executives from CII, entrepreneurs/ business
owners and innovators from sectors including -Manufacturing, Renewable Energy,
IT and IT enabled Services, Port technologies, Social Entrepreneurs, Impact
investing, Healthcare, Hospitality, Real Estate, Market entry firms who can
advise on business investment laws and regulatory aspects with India.
The RPBD and OIFC
Business Meet are being organised by MOIA in close coordination with the
Embassy of India in USA, the Consulate General of India in San Francisco; and
the Indian Associations in USA.
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