The annual global convention for the Indian diaspora, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 was held in Bengaluru from January 7 to 9 2017 with a record participation since its inception with President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi gracing the event for closing ceremony and day 2 respectively along with host state Karnataka Chief Minister Sri Siddaramiah and Governor Sri Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Foreign dignitaries including Surinamese Vice-President Michael Ashwin Adhin, Portuguese Prime Minister of Indian origin H.E AntAnio Costa and chief ministers from four States participated in the event along with many union cabinet ministers with host state Karnataka state ministers.
All the 3 days many plenary session was spread over on various sectors & industries.
In terms of Tourism & Entertainment & Media industries sessions question was raised on Film Tourism in the central government level to secretary to Tourism Ministry for which replied Film Facilitation Office under NFDC and many other projects under pipe line to promote the same and future of VR & AR technology, Beach tourism & centralised accommodation bookings to all tourists spots in Karanataka to IT BT & Tourism Minister for Government of Karnataka Sri priyank Kharge for which he responded that an animation lab will be set up soon under AVGC policy to develop also in talks with all other departments to make centralised accommodation bookings and to develop Karnataka beaches to world class on lines of Goa & Pondicherry.
Notable NRI Film Makers like Sohan Roy and Brunda Muralidharan also particiapted in the event from U.A.E & Canada respectively.
Reported by
Ajay.K.R
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