The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi alongwith the Prime Minister of Portuguese Republic, Mr. Antonio Costa and the Vice President of the Republic of Surinam, Mr. Ashwin Adhin, at the inauguration of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD-2017) celebrations, in Bengaluru, Karnataka on January 08, 2017. The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Vajubhai Vala, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Siddaramaiah, the Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananth Kumar, the Minister of State for External Affairs, General (Retd.) V.K. Singh and the Minister of Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development of Karnataka, Shri R.V. Deshpande are also seen.(PIB)

India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians Set up

India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians (IDF-OI),  a not-for-profit Trust set-up by the Government of India, was set up on the occasion of the closing day of the PBD convention in Bangalore on Monday. It facilitates philanthropic contributions by Overseas Indians to social and development projects in India and it will be chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Presently, IDF-OI is promoting flagship programmes of Government of India- Swachh Bharat Mission and National Mission for Clean Ganga; and projects identified by the State Govts, for funding by Overseas Indians.

Working with State Governments in areas such as sanitation; education; drinking water; women’s empowerment et/c, IDF-OI is offering projects for funding by Overseas Indians. Overseas Indians can contribute as an individual, or a group of individuals or even through their respective Indian Associations.

IDF-OI does not recover any administrative cost from contributions received from Overseas Indians.
At the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2017 the Plenary Session I focused on the Indian Diaspora- Catalyst for Realising India’s Development on 08 January 2017, chaired by Minister of State for External Affairs M.J Akbar.

The session discussed how IDF-OI can effectively enable Overseas Indians to reconnect and contribute to India’s social and development efforts. They expressed interest in working with IDF-OI and highlighted the need for credibility i.e. accountability, efficiency, and transparency in project implementation and fund utilisation. At the conclusion of the session IDF-OI also received contributions from Overseas Indians.

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