Question: Which is the only country in the world that India has granted a special right for the OCI (OCI-Overseas citizen of India) card?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Mauritius
(c) Bhutan
(d) Suriname
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was on the visit of Mauritius from 1st to 3rd November, 2017.
- On November 2nd, 2017, the Chief Minister participated in the program organized on Mauritius’s 183rd Immigration Day.
- On this occasion, the Chief Minister also invited the natives of Mauritius to join the Prayagraj Kumbha in Uttar Pradesh.
- On November 3rd, 2017, the Chief Minister visited the Mahatma Gandhi Institute located in Mauritius.
- This institution was established by the Government of Mauritius in collaboration with the Government of India.
- This institute is a high-level center of Indian studies.
- Records of conditioned laborers migrated to Mauritius from India were preserved in the archives of this institute.
- The Chief Minister also distributed the OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card to 9 Mauritians of Indian origin.
- On this day, the Chief Minister also visited Ramayan Center located in Mauritius and addressed the reception hosted by the Indian High Commissioner in Port Louis.
- Currently, Abhay Thakur is the High Commissioner of India to Mauritius.
- Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge) Giriraj Singh and a delegation also went on a trip with the Chief Minister.
- It was the second foreign visit of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Earlier, he had traveled to Myanmar a few months ago.
- It is known that Mauritius is the only nation in the world to which India has given a special authority for the OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card.
- This facility was granted on the occasion of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, held in January 2017.
Reference:
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