Govt to step up efforts to enhance engagement with diaspora

The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs today decided to step up efforts to ensure greater engagement of Indian diaspora in diverse sectors of the economy as well as overall developmental activities.
A meeting of Governing Council of Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) discussed ways to ensure greater participation of diaspora community in various key sectors.
Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj interacted briefly with members of the Governing Council.
OIFC is a not-for-profit organisation set-up by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in 2007 in partnership with CII, to promote two-way engagement with the Indian diaspora.
Reviewing OIFC's Action Plan for 2015-16, the Governing Council directed OIFC to undertake enhanced and sustained engagement with Overseas Indians in a proactive manner.

OIFC's role and activities will be expanded, officials said adding new programmes and initiatives will be initiated to strengthen outreach towards young overseas Indians.

OIFC will organise visits to India by business delegations led by overseas Indians from small and medium enterprises to connect them with business partners and relevant stakeholders in central and state governments.
It will also offer diaspora investors an opportunity to invest in social and development enterprises in India.
An India Corporate Internship programme will be introduced for final year MBA students of Indian-origin, to provide them an opportunity of work experience in India's premier corporate organisations, officials said.