The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference 2016, an annual gathering of overseas Indians, will be held at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra here from January 8-10, 2016.
The annual event is aimed at bringing together non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) and help forge stronger links between them and India.
The PBD Conference 2016 is being planned with the objective of developing a new paradigm for engagement with the diaspora over the next decade.
After the inaugural session, PBD Conference 2016 will have a plenary session, with Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who is also External Affairs Minister, and Cabinet Ministers of Government of India and Chief Ministers of States attending it.
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As many as 14 Working Groups, consisting 7 -8 overseas experts from all over the world and 2 -3 Indian experts, will then discuss various issues of national importance. The Committee Chairs will finalise and present reports by the next day to the Government. There will be a valedictory session thereafter.
