Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on 9 January 2021.
The Convention will be held in virtual format, as were the PBD Conferences held recently in the run up to the Convention. The theme of 16th PBD Convention 2021 is ‘Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
PBD Convention will have three segments- the first, inaugurated by Modi, a keynote address by the Chief Guest, H E Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname.
The winners of the online Bharat ko Janiye Quiz for the youth will also be announced.
The inaugural session will be followed by the two plenary sessions. The first plenary on ‘Role of diaspora in Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, will feature addresses by External Affairs Minister and Commerce and Industry Minister while the second plenary on Facing Post Covid Challenges – Scenario in Health, Economy, Social and International Relations, will be addressed by Minister of Health and Minister of State for External Affairs.
The finale would be the valedictory session where the President will deliver his valedictory address to mark the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The names of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees for 2020-21 will also be announced.