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PM Narendra Modi reached out to the young NRIs by calling them a valuable partner in the journey of development as he delivered the keynote address at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bengaluru. While lauding the Indian diaspora for extending their support in the government’s fight against corruption and black money, Modi urged them to first develop India by investing and contributing its expertise in the land of its origin. Catch the highlights here: – Remittance of close to 69 billion dollars annually by overseas Indians makes an invaluable contribution to the Indian economy. We want to turn ‘brain-drain’ into ‘brain-gain’ and your support in this is very important. – NRIs and PIO have made outstanding contributions. Among them are politicians of great stature, scienti...

PM Modi government on Sunday extended the deadline for applying for conversion of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card to Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards till June 30. “We have extended the deadline for PIO card conversions to OCI from 31 December 2016, until June 30, 2017 without any penalty,” PM Modi said at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bengaluru. “The Indian government is working to put in place procedures for making descendants of the indentured labour living in Fiji and other countries eligible for OCI cards. Starting with Mauritius, we are working to put in place procedures so that descendants of Girmitiyas could become eligible for OCI Cards. We remain committed to addressing similar difficulties of PIOs in Fiji, Reunion Islands, Suriname, Guyana and oth...

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PM Narendra Modi woos NRIs, calls for investment at 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

PM Modi extends deadline to convert PIO cards to OCI cards