Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference 2016 to be held in New Delhi from 8th to 10th Jan (Part - 2)
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New Delhi, Oct 06 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday while addressing a press conference said that the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference 2016 will be held at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi from 8th to 10th January. The PBD Conference 2016 is being planned differently with an objective for developing a new paradigm for engagement with the Diaspora over the next decade. Participation in the PBD Conference will be through invitation only and not through the on-line registration as in earlier PBDs. Swaraj added that an online Diaspora Quiz will be organized for the benefit of Diaspora Youth, and that winners will be called for the next PBD. The Quiz will be thrown open to everyone but only NRIs and PIOs between 18 – 35 years will be eligible for prizes. The 20 finalists – 10 NRIs and 10 PIOs each will be brought to Delhi for the final round of the Quiz and 3 + 3 winners each will be felicitated in the PBD Conference 2016. Besides the above, there will be other prizes and benefits to be given to the 20 finalists of the Diaspora Quiz, such as certificates of appreciation and mementos of the occasion. A separate Know India Programme for this category would be organized so that they are given an opportunity to see the country. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
