The three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan began on Sunday in Indore. On the first day, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur praised the people of Indori for their cleanliness and flavors. CM also held one-to-one discussions with selected migrants.
More than 3200 expatriates from 70 countries have come to the conference. Addressing the inaugural session, Thakur said that if you have come to Indore, take out time and go to the bullion market. Once you go, you will want to go again and again. Taking forward the talk of Minister Thakur, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, I say that all of you will also go to Chappan Dukan. Union Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also praised Indore. He said, Indore is not only the cleanest city in the country, but it is also a city of big hearts.
The External Affairs Minister said that the government has tied up with many countries to open doors to a better environment, security, and opportunities for the Indian people abroad. Establishing harmony with countries around the world so that no Indian faces any problem while going abroad. The central government is working to develop better workplaces for Indian-origin youth abroad, provide them with a more secure travel experience, and ensure non-discriminatory treatment.
Union minister Jaishankar said the government has recently partnered with Germany, Denmark, Portugal, France, and the UK on migration and travel. Has recently signed a "working holiday" program with Austria and the Australian government has offered a better environment for Indian professionals. Few more countries are working towards easing the provisions for visas and work permits for Indians.
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In the second session, industrialists narrated their success stories
In the second session that started after the address, the innovations and new technology of overseas Indians were discussed. The second session started at 11 am. In this session, on the topic of the Role of Diaspora Youth in Innovation and New Technology, expatriates from abroad gave information about themselves. The chief guest of this session and Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that here we will share the ways for startups to become unicorns.
IT and textile investment were discussed in the third session
In the third session, investment in the IT sector and healthcare and pharma industry along with the textile and garment industry in Madhya Pradesh was discussed. Amit Sodani, the founder of Cooper.com, who came from Chile, said that he saw the cleanest city in the country. This is a living example of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The top to the bottom commitment of the government and the officials was seen in the development here. This is commendable.
CM met one to one
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan met prominent industrialists on Sunday on the occasion of the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. All the industrialists were given 5 to 10 minutes. The CM first met Ritesh Agarwal of Oyo Group, Nivas Ragwan of KLSICCI, Atul Upadhyay of Star Overseas, Anand Govindaluri of Govin Holdings, Hitesh Bhavnani of YMRM Group, Sanjay Goyal of Apache Polymers and Kairu Rahim Pater Kadwan.
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