Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 Varanasi
Pravasi Bharatiya DivasPravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated once in every two years to strengthen the engagement of the overseas Indian community with the Government of India and reconnect them with their roots. During the Convention, selected overseas Indians are also honored with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award to recognize their contributions to various fields both in India and abroad.The 15th PBD Convention is being held on 21-23 January 2019 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The theme of PBD Convention 2019 is “Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India”. Special arrangements are also being made for participation in Kumbh Mela and Republic day parade.
Chief Minister MessageI am proud that Uttar Pradesh has an extensive diaspora network that has gone to every part of the world and made us proud through their hardwork and way of life. NRIs play a significant role in the socio-economic development of the country. As we rejoice your success, we invite you to actively participate in the State development. Uttar Pradesh has made rapid progress in recent times, we are the fourth largest state economy and among the top manufacturing States of India.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2018 Theme
We have made strides in infrastructural development by building expressways and airports. The strength of the Uttar Pradesh lies in its demographic dividend and we are taking result oriented steps for skill development of youth.Uttar Pradesh is proud to be partner of Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas, I hope you all will be part of it and make the event a grand success. With this I extend my warm wishes to the UP NRIs residing all over the globe and look forward to a meaningful engagement of UP NRIs with their motherland and contribute in UP`s journey of powering New India.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Varanasi
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to engage and bring in line the interests of the Indians, living within and outside the country, to the importance of, External Affairs Minister, on Saturday, declared the special event will be celebrated every alternate year. A series of sessions, pertaining to the event, will be held to mark its importance. There will be some theme-based sessions conducted in which the Ministry of External Affairs will invite about 12 people including both the nationals and the non-resident Indians. An elaborate discussion will be conducted with them, said Swaraj, who was accompanied by Ministers of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar and VK Singh. Further, some of the themes for the upcoming sessions are being decided to be around 'role of diaspora in capacity-building and artificial intelligence' and 'how diaspora gives back to India and their role with respect to the challenges in India'. Until now, 10 sessions have been conducted in a build-up to next year's programme, which will be held in Varanasi in January.
At the panel discussion 'Indian Community Organisations Working for Indian Nationals in Distressed Situation', Swaraj also highlighted her efforts to ensure relief to Indians, who are living in distress in any corner of the world. 'To help those Indians who are stuck at various corners of the world has become my life's aim,' she said. She also recalled the 'Raahat Operation', wherein 5000 people, including over 1,000 foreigners were evacuated from in 2015. Recalling the genesis of the programme for the NRIs, she said under the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Bhartiya Janata Party in 2003 had thought to dedicate one day in a year to the Indians residing abroad.