With an aim to invite Non Resident Indians from Uttar Pradesh to invest here the State Government has decided to organise “UP NRI” day on January 4 and 5 next at Agra where government will showcase state’s bonding with NRIs.
“We invite the NRIs who have their roots in Uttar Pradesh to invest in the state. We wish to take their help in development of the state particularly in the health, education and infrastructure sectors,” Advisor to the NRI department Madhukar Jaitley told The Pioneer here on Tuesday. Jaitley said that the NRIs are attached to the country as well as with the native state they belong to. Many of them want to connect with the development schemes and contribute for building infrastructure. “The Uttar Pradesh will try to act as a bridge between the NRIs because the Government wants to take help from the NRIs in the development of the state,” he said. Jaitley said that UP NRI Day will provide a unique platform for NRIs from Uttar Pradesh to deliberate on various issues they are facing. “We want to give these NRIs a platform where they can air their grievances as well as chart out their plans for development of native villages,” he said.
Jaitley said the NRIs of UP would be allotted special identity cards and their details would be available in the NRI website. The URl of the dedicated portal iswww.upnri.com. “This has come to our knowledge that many NRIs want to set up schools or construct roads or infrastructure in their villages in the memory of their father or other family members. They do not know how to go ahead. Now, we give them an opportunity to fulfill their dream,” he said. The NRI Diwas will be chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who along with a team of senior state government officials will showcase the growth journey of UP through Diaspora initiatives. He disclosed that the delegates from abroad would participate in this two days conclave where there would be several sessions on the development and other issues. Around 500 delegates from abroad are expected to participate which will be organised at the JP Palace hotel in Agra. “The UP origin NRIs would also visit their ancestral places and government would encourage them to invest in education, health or any other sectors of their choice in their home villages,” he said. The UP NRI Diwas will be followed by the Indian government’s Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas to be held in New Delhi from January 7-9.