| Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2011, ninth in the series, brought together the Overseas Indian community with Indian policy makers and businesses, to celebrate as well as address common issues and challenges. The annual flagship convention of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), partnered by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), focused on "Engaging the Global Indian". |
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| To expand the economic engagement of the Indian diaspora with India, the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC), organised its 5th interactive Market Place Forum at the PBD 2011. |
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| The OIFC Market Place is a premier business networking forum for the PBD delegates who wish to expand their economic linkages with India, and encompasses the setting up of business meetings with OIFC's partners and between delegates, that help match buyers and suppliers, through a pre event scheduling. |
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| OIFC Market Place at PBD 2011 |
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| The OIFC Market Place is a premier business networking forum for the PBD delegates who wish to expand their economic linkages with India. OIFC presents a comprehensive report on the same. |
 OIFC Market Place at PBD 2011: A Report (786 kb) |
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| Highlights of the Market Place |
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OIFC Partners who were all housed at the Market Place Pavilion had the opportunity to meet over 800 Overseas Indians representing more than 63 countries around the world. |
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In total, 85 business meetings were held. |
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Shri Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs; Shri B K Handique, Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Mines; Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana; and, Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab were some of the senior political leaders who visited the OIFC Marketplace Pavilion. |
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Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh released ‘Homeward Bound – A regulatory and investment handbook for Overseas Indians' prepared by OIFC with Ernst & Young as its knowledge partner. |
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Free registrations were invited, both on the OIFC business networking portal (www.oifc.in) as well as the online business directory. |
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| OIFC plans to explore the possibility of expanding its information services to include the much sought after education opportunities for diaspora members in various States. |
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