The High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora

The Indian government, tasked a High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora to analyze the location, situation and potential development role of the estimated 20 million non-resident Indians (NRI's) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO's).

The information resulting from this two-year exercise led to a new direction in diaspora policy, including the creation of a Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs in 2004.

For more information:

• http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/contents.htm

GFMD 2009 - Roundtable 1.2 "Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies and programs—Their role? Their constraints?"

National Government of India