| Highlights of the PBD 2009 |
- 1800 participants from 54 countries
- 4 Plenary Sessions, 6 Concurrent Sessions, 7 Regional Working Sessions
and 6 separate sessions with States
- 21 overseas Ministers/Members of Parliament of Indian Origin attended the Conference
- 145 speakers, 72 of them from overseas
- 13 Indian Ministers, 3 Chief Ministers, 2 Members of Parliament and 10 Ministers from States addressed the conference
- ‘Marketplace’ of the Overseas Indian Facilitation Center, a place for interaction
- interaction on a one-to-one basis for concrete projects in social and business fields
- Participation of 12 Indian States in the exhibition
- 64 private exhibitors
Key Outcomes
- Announcement of the composition of Prime Minister’s Global Advisory
Council of People of Indian Origin
- Launch of India Development Foundation
- E-governance project to facilitate imigration of workers
- Inauguration of website for Global Indian Network for Knowledge, Global- INK
- Announcement regarding permission to some professionals with OCI cards to practice in India
- Release of two manuals on FDI and taxation procedures in India
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