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UPA-II report card highlights Govt initiatives for Overseas Indians | | The UPA-II report card on Tuesday highlighted its initiatives undertaken for the Overseas Indians in the last one year. Mentioning about Govt.'s
initiatives for Overseas Indians, the executive summary of the UPA's "Report to
the People" stated: "Prime Minister's Global Advisory Council of Overseas Indians
has been set up to draw upon the experience and knowledge of eminent people of
Indian origin in diverse fields from across the world. The first meeting of the
Council was held on 7th January 2010 at New Delhi." "The Global Indian Network
of Knowledge (Global INK) is an electronic platform that will connect people of
Indian Origin from a variety of disciplines, recognized as leaders in their respective
fields, not just in their country of residence but globally as well, with knowledge
users at the national and sub-national levels in India." "The eighth edition of
the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention was held in New Delhi on 7th to 9th
January 2010. The Convention was attended by over 1500 delegates from different
countries. On this occasion, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards were conferred on
14 overseas Indians. The third mini-PBD called "PBD-Europe" was held at the World
Forum in The Hague on 19th September 2009." "The government approved the proposal
for setting up the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) in the Indian Missions
in 17 countries where emigration check is required, and the Maldives, in August
2009. The ICWF will enable extending on site welfare & emergency relief to overseas
Indians in distress." |
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