Around 750 Indian expats, including 200 students from UAE to attend Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas convention
The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will see the largest Indian Expat delegation from UAE. The delegation comprising around 750 Indian expats will take part in the event, Khaleej Times reported.
“The flagship event of the government of India to connect with the overseas Indian diaspora would also see a contingent of around 200 students from the UAE, making it a first, for pupils to be attending the convention from the UAE. Blue-collar workers, female members from various UAE forums, businessmen, philanthropists and other community members will also be a part of the delegation to attend the event that will be held from January 8 to 10, 2023,” the report said.
“We have the Indian women of Dubai supporting this delegation and of course distinguished members of the Indian community like the entrepreneurs and philanthropists have been very generous with their support. We would also like to thank all the Indian associations for bringing everyone together and making sure that this is the largest delegation.”
— Dr Aman Puri, Consul-General of India in Dubai
“Several of the community members have supported the delegation to travel for the PBD at Indore in January. We are very pleased that the largest delegation from outside India is from the UAE. It is no surprise because we also host the largest Indian community outside India which is almost 3.3 million people. We are also very pleased that in this delegation we’ll have a very strong contingent of the students, young Indians who would be connecting with the socio-economic transformation of India, will be looking at the economic transformation of India, looking at how the country is transforming and how they can play a role in the future of the country,” the report quoted Consul-General of India in Dubai Dr Aman Puri as saying
“We also have a very large delegation of our brothers and sisters from the blue-collar community and it’s a matter of deep satisfaction for us that they will be a part of a very diverse delegation including female members. We have the Indian women of Dubai supporting this delegation and of course distinguished members of the Indian community like the entrepreneurs and philanthropists have been very generous with their support. We would also like to thank all the Indian associations for bringing everyone together and making sure that this is the largest delegation,” he said.
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