FM Sitharaman urges Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of country

FM Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of the country during the next 25 years as it attains 100 years of independence.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: Bloomberg)
Press Trust of India Washington
1 min read Last Updated : Apr 24 2022 | 8:05 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of the country during the next 25 years as it attains 100 years of independence.

Addressing the Indian community in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, she highlighted the contributions of the country people in innovation and research.

"FM Smt. @nsitharaman highlighted the stellar contribution of Indian diaspora in US, esp. their role in innovation & research. FM also spoke about structural reforms undertaken by GoI & exhorted the community to become partners in the growth of India during the Amrit Kaal," a finance ministry tweet on Sunday said.

The journey of India to attain 100 years of independence from its 75th year of independence has been termed Amrit Kaal. The Finance Minister is visiting the US to attend IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2022.

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First Published: Apr 24 2022 | 8:05 PM IST

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