7-9 January 2012
Birla Auditorium , Jaipur, Rajasthan
Message of the Minister for PBD 2012
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ( PBD) has emerged as the flagship event of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. The PBD provides a platform that facilitates the overseas Indian community with their skills, expertise and financial resources to partner with us and place India on a higher growth trajectory .
The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being held in Jaipur , from 7 to 9 January, 2012 with the over-arching theme “Global Indian – Inclusive Growth”. The focus is to further build a borderless platform and enable the global Indian to provide impetus to the India growth story.
We are holding two pre-conference seminars on Social Entrepreneurship – Water; and Solar Energy: Investment in R & D. Areas of focus, they create new opportunities for business to contribute with sustainable solutions through know-how, new technologies and innovative products.
Investment opportunities in Rajasthan, the Partner State at PBD 2012, will be showcased. Avenues to facilitate business will be explored and discussed. Apart from this, the other Indian States will be present to promote themselves as business destinations and participate in an Exhibition.
The PBD platform provides an opportunity to interact with Union Ministers of the Government of India, Chief Ministers of States and Prominent Persons of Indian Origin ( PIO) from other countries.
The prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards are conferred and a pot-pourri of cultural performances complete the 3 day mega event.
I urge you to participate and build bridges of communication and common interests. I especially call on our young global Indians to participate with enthusiasm.
It gives me great pleasure to invite you to PBD 2012 and I look forward to meeting you there.
