Bhubaneswar, January 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on a two-day tour from 8th-9th January 2025.
In a major push for sustainable development, industrial growth and infrastructure enhancement, Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs. 2 Lakh Crore at Visakhapatnam on 8th January at 5:30 PM.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) convention at Bhubaneswar in Odisha on 9th January at 10 AM.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is the flagship event of the Government of India that provides an important platform to connect and engage with the Indian diaspora and enable them to interact with each other. The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized in partnership with the State Government of Odisha from 8th – 10th January 2025 in Bhubaneswar. The theme of this PBD Convention is “Diaspora’s Contribution to a Viksit Bharat”. A large number of Indian diaspora members from over 50 different countries have registered to participate in the PBD Convention.
Prime Minister will remotely flag-off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a special Tourist Train for the Indian diaspora, which will depart from the Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi and would travel to multiple destinations of tourism and religious importance in India for three weeks. The Pravasi Bharatiya Express will be conducted under the Pravasi Teertha Darshan Yojana.
