The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is being held in Jaipur, from 7 to 9 January, 2012 with the over-arching theme “Global Indian – Inclusive Growth”. The main aim is to further build a borderless platform and enable the global Indian to provide impetus to the India growth story.
The Chief Guest of PBD-2012 will be the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Kamla Persad Bissessar. The theme of PBD-2012 is “Global Indian-Inclusive Growth”. Further, Rajasthan will be the partner State of the 10th PBD, which would provide the Diaspora an opportunity to understand the vibrant culture and potential of State.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate this annual flagship event of the Ministry on January 8, and the President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil will deliver the valedictory address on January 9 and confer the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards. Two pre-conference seminars on ‘Solar Energy- Investment’ and R&D’ and ‘Social Entrepreneurship-Water’ will also be organised during the event.