INDORE: The 17th PBD convention in Indore was particularly marked by greater enthusiasm for India among the next-generation Pravasi Bhartiya youth.
Speaking at the inaugural function of the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 8 as part of the three-day convention, Union Minister Anurag Thakur appealed to the young Indian diaspora to innovate, invest and initiate their ideas in India.
“It is because of its youth power that we have become the fifth largest economy in the world in 2022 by overtaking those who ruled the country for 200 years,” he said adding that India has emerged as the third largest start-up nation in the world.
“The youths made India the third largest start-up nation. More than 80,000 start-ups exist in India. When the world was fighting against Covid-19, Indian youths were working to give the status of the unicorn to their start-ups,” Thakur said.
“Youth forms 60 per cent of our population. You would be surprised to know that the median age of the Indian diaspora in many countries is less than that of other foreign-born and immigration populations there,” he informed.
Australia’s Member of Parliament Zaneta Mascarenhas was the Guest of Honour at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Welcoming the guests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivaraj Singh Chouhan expressed the hope that, “with traditional understanding and modern approach, our young pravasis would be able to tell the world about India more effectively.”
