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Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards (PBSA) for 2017

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The 15th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held on 7 – 9 January 2017 in Bengaluru. As in previous years, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards (PBSAs) will be conferred by the Hon’ble President at the PBD Convention on 9 January 2017 as the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians by the Government of India in recognition of their achievements both in India and abroad. The awards will be conferred on a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Person of Indian Origin (PIO) or an NRI/ PIO Organization/ Institution, who have made a significant contribution in any of the fields mentioned in the Gazette Notification. The PBSA 2017 Gazette Notification dated 13.07.2016 issued in this regard and the nomination form are enclosed.

Gazette notification dated 13.07.2016 for Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards (PBSA) 2017 Nomination form (pdf format) Nomination form (Word format)

For more information visit site : www.mea.gov.in/pravasi-bharatiya-samman.htm