Akhilesh solicits UP diaspora for economic growth

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is focusing on foreign Indian residents to ‘cement’ ties with the state. Next year on January 4, 2016 the two-day ‘UP Pravasi Divas’ (UPPD) at Agra will be held and the event is aimed at cementing the bonds between Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) with their state of origin. 

The event also seeks to deepen the commercial engagement with UP NRIs and PIOs by way of enhanced investment and trade flows into the state. It will be inaugurated and chaired by the CM Akhilesh Yadav accompanied by other state ministers and top government officials. The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has agreed to be the institutional partner for UP government, for this iconic event.

 To promote this event, a team from Government of Uttar Pradesh and FICCI, organised a Roadshow in Dubai in partnership with IBPC. During this event, Principal Secretary NRI, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Sanjiv Saran, shared that “ UP State Government would like the UPPD to develop as the largest platform for exchange of knowledge and information amongst and with UPNRIs and PIOs.” 

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has taken a number of initiatives towards engaging with the UP diaspora and it has already set up a full-fledged NRI Department which looks into the issues of the NRIs/ PIOs striving towards building a meaningful relationship with the State. A new Department of NRI affairs has been set up and all efforts are being made to involve the NRIs and PIOs in the mainstream of the development in the State. A new website www.upnri.com has been launched to keep the diaspora from UP abreast of the latest developments in the state.