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The 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is scheduled to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 7- 9 January 2011 with a special focus on north eastern states of India.
It will 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 of their States need to attend on priority and facilities and incentives
available in their states for the overseas Indian community.
Concurrent sessions would be held on Education, Health Services, Youth, and Information Communication & Entertainment.
PBD-2011 will also see the continuation of an annual Lecture series under the overarching theme of "Engaging the Global Indian"; this year there would be a memorial lecture on Prof C K Prahalad.
The Convention will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India on 8th January. President of India will deliver the valedictory address on 9th January and would confer Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards for 2011.
PBD Conventions provide the largest platform to the PlOs and NRIs for exchange of views and networking on matters of common interest. Among the decisions taken by the Government of India as a result of wider consultations held at these Conventions, are formulation of the Overseas Citizenship of India scheme, establishment of Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre, conceptualizing of Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, formation of Prime Minister's Global Advisory Council of People of Indian Origin, setting up of the India Development Foundation, enabling professionals holding Overseas Citizens of India cards to practice in India in accordance with the provision of relevant acts, providing for voting rights to Non-Resident Indians and launching of The Global Indian Network of Knowledge (Global-INK).
The Convention is being organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), in partnership with Ministry of DoNER and Eight North Eastern States with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the institutional partner.
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