PM Modi to launch Pravasi Bharatiya Express on Wednesday | Everything you need to know about the special train | Latest news India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will float the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a special tourist train for the Indian diaspora, from Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The launch of this special train will take place in the backdrop of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, which will begin on Wednesday in Odishas Bhubaneswar, PTI reported.

The Prime Minister will address the convention which aims to showcase the culture and heritage of Odishas in front of NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) who come to India from 50 countries.

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The Pravasi Bharatiya Express

• The Pravasi Bharatiya Express is a state-of-the-art special tourist train, exclusively designed and built for the Indian diaspora, as well as the age group between 45 and 65 years.
• Upon its launch on January 9, the train will travel to several destinations across the country, including prominent tourist and religious locations, for a period of three weeks.
• The date of departure of the special train was also deliberately chosen by the Indian government. January 9 was chosen to commemorate the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on this date in 1915, says the website of the Indian Embassy in Switzerland.
• The travel destinations of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express include Ayodhya, Patna, Gaya, Varanasi, Mahabalipuram, Rameswaram, Madurai, Kochi, Goa, Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), Ajmer, Pushkar and Agra.
• Additionally, the train can accommodate 156 passengers.
• To connect the Indian diaspora with their roots, this three-week tour is being organized under the Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana (PTDY) scheme of the Ministry of External Affairs, in collaboration with the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

The Indian diaspora functions as a “living bridge”

Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV and OIA) of the MEA, on Tuesday highlighted the importance of the Indian diaspora in this convention and said that they are a living bridge between the nation where they have stayed or worked and their homeland.

“The Indian diaspora has become one of the largest sources of remittances in the world. The Indian diaspora stands at 35.4 million people, including 19.5 million people of Indian origin (PIO) and 15.8 million NRIs. This diaspora that we have is one of our greatest strengths,” he said.

He noted that the diaspora could make an effective contribution to the growth of tourism in Odisha, which has remained untapped so far. The state has a lot to offer international tourists, Chatterjee said.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention will feature five thematic plenary sessions: “Beyond Borders: Diaspora Youth Leadership in a Globalized World,” “Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: Migrant Skills Stories,” “Green Connections : Diaspora Contributions to Sustainable Development”, “Divas of the Diaspora: Celebrating the Leadership and Influence of Nari Shakti Women and “Diaspora Dialogues: Stories” of Culture, Connection and Belonging “.

Ahead of the three-day convention and the Prime Minister's presence in the state, security arrangements have been beefed up in the state capital. A senior official noted that around 2,700 police personnel along with 1,200 central forces personnel will be deployed in Bhubaneswar for security and traffic management.

The latest edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention was held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

(with entries from PTI, ANI)

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