Question- Where was the first PIO Parliamentarian Conference organized recently?
(a) Udaipur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Rajkot
(d) Jaipur
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On January 9, 2018, the ‘First PIO Parliamentarian Conference’ was held in the Overseas Indian Center, New Delhi.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this one-day conference.
- The purpose of this conference is to strengthen the relations with these countries through the contact with the overseas Indians.
- In this conference, 141 MPs and mayors from 23 countries participated.
- In which 124 MPs from Britain, Canada, Fiji, Kenya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and other countries participated.
- While 17 mayors from other countries including the US, Malaysia, Switzerland, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago participated.
- There were two main points discussed in this event. In which the theme of the first session was- Indian-origin MP’s settled overseas: “The journey of struggle” and in the second part special discussion taken place on ‘Resurgent India’: Contributions of Indian-origin MPs residing overseas.
- It is worth mentioning that on 9th January every year, ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ is celebrated to highlight the contribution of people of Indian origin, based overseas, to the development of India.
- This day is celebrated on January 9, 1915 to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa.
Related Links:-
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/141-mps-mayors-from-indian-diaspora-to-join-first-pio-event-nri-parliamentarian-conference-pravasi-bharatiya-kendra-5013106/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pio-parliamentarian-conference-you-have-preserved-indian-culture-says-narendra-modi/article22403108.ece
http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1515940