PM Modi at Bhubaneswar Janata Maidan To Inaugurate 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar to inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention on Thursday.
He is also to flag off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express.
PM Modi reached in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. He was welcomed at the airport by Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Centre is organising the PBD convention in Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10 in collaboration with the Odisha state government.
Delegates from over 50 countries have registered to attend the convention, themed ‘Diaspora’s Contribution to a Viksit Bharat’.
After inaugurating the convention, PM Modi will remotely flag off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express. This train will start off from Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi. It is a special tourist train for the Indian diaspora that will travel to various tourism and religious destinations across India over three weeks as part of the Pravasi Teertha Darshan Yojana.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate four exhibitions at the venue.
The four exhibitions are — Vishwaroop Ram: The Universal Legacy of Ramayana – by ICCR; Diaspora’s Contribution to Technology – by MEA (being curated by Dr Masooma Rizvi); Bharat Bharatiya: Swadesh Pardes – Abhilekhiye Virasat par adharit Pradarshani – Launch of Oman Collection by National Archives of India; and the Exhibition on Heritage and Culture of Odisha by state Government of Odisha.
PM Modi will also visit the promotional stalls of Union Ministries (MSME, DST, MNRE, Ministry of Culture, AYUSH, MeiTy, Ministry of Tourism, National Health Mission, IRCTC, FIPI) and the state governments of Odisha, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, etc.
The PBD Convention will also feature a virtual address by Chief Guest Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
The valedictory session will be held on Friday. The closing remarks will be made by President Droupadi Murmu, along with the presentation of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards.
