Governance
Context: Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, US-based businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal, and DSB Group CEO Piyush Gupta are among 21 recipients of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA).
- The 17th PBD Convention will be held from 8 – 10 January 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas:
- Aims:
- to highlight the contribution of Overseas Indians (OICs) towards India’s development,
- to showcase India as a dynamic and attractive destination for investment, tourism, and business, and
- to recognize the services of the Indian diaspora in strengthening India’s ties with other countries.
- On the 9th of January every year, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated.
- It denotes the day when Mahatma Gandhi, along with a group of Indian emigrants, returned to India from South Africa on 9 January 1915 after spending 21 years in the African country.
- It marks the homecoming of the Indian diaspora.
- The format of the PBD Convention was revised in 2015 and since then it has been organised every two years.
- The theme of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention 2023 is: “Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s progress in Amrit Kaal”.
About PBSA:
- The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is the highest Indian award for Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India or an organisation or institution established and run by Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin.
- It was constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession.
- The award is given by the President of India.
- It is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:
- Better understanding of India
- Support to India’s causes and concerns in a tangible way
- Building closer links between India, the overseas Indian community and their country of residence;
- Social and humanitarian causes in India or abroad
- Welfare of the local Indian community
- Philanthropic and charitable work
- Eminence in one’s field or outstanding work, which has enhanced India’s prestige in the country of residence;
- Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in that country (for non-professional workers).
Source: Indian Express
