New Delhi, Dec. 16, 2006
Subash Chopra
NRIpress
SHRI RAVI INAUGURATES 1ST GLOBAL CONVENTION
OF NRIS AND NROS
The Minister of Overseas Indian Affair, Shri Vayalar
Ravi inaugurated here today the 1st Global Convention
of Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and Non-Resident Oriyas
(NROs) on “Emerging Opportunities in Orissa”.
Addressing the convention Shri Ravi said that Orissa
is a forward looking state for development and it
has rich natural and mineral resources. He said that
proper management needs to exploit these resources
and opportunities so that Orissa graduate to the level
of a developed state. There is a great opportunity
for investment in IT, health, human resources, tourism
and education sectors. He called upon NRIs to invest
in Orissa to bring it on the world map for which the
state holds all the potential.
Shri Ravi expressed hope that this convention would
give an opportunity to NRIs for new initiatives and
investment in Orissa. He pointed out that any society
could be fully developed only with social justice
and equal opportunity and Orissa also could go ahead
with this principle for development.
The Minister of Energy, IT and Culture of Orissa,
Shri Suryanarayan Patra was also present in the Convention.
Around overseas 40 delegates participated in this
function, which was organized by the Odissa Forum.
A promo film on the 5th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2007
was also shown on the occasion. The PBD-2007 on the
theme "Rooting for the Roots - Meeting India's
Social Development Challenges", is being held
in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi from 7th to 9th January
2007.
