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02:23Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
02:28On behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs and the government of India,
02:33I warmly welcome all our friends from the media for this special briefing on the 18th
02:40Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.
02:43For this special briefing, we have with us Shri Arun Chatterjee, Secretary, CPD and OIA
02:49in the Ministry of External Affairs.
02:52We also have with us Shri Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha.
02:59As also we are joined by Shri Sanjay Singh, who is Principal Secretary, looking after
03:06information and public relations affairs in the Government of Odisha.
03:10We also have with us Shri Ankan Banerjee, Joint Secretary, Rajpora Engagement in the Ministry
03:16of External Affairs and Shri Saroj Samal, Director in the Government of Odisha.
03:23With that, I invite Secretary CPD to make his opening remarks.
03:30But before that, ladies and gentlemen, once we have had opening remarks from the Principal,
03:36I would urge you to, when you ask your questions, please do raise your hand.
03:41I will call out for you to take your turn to ask the question and please do introduce
03:47yourself as also your organization.
03:50With that, I invite Secretary Sir to make his opening remarks.
03:54Sir, over to you.
04:04Thank you, Vandeep.
04:06Good afternoon and thank you all for joining us today for this special briefing on the
04:14upcoming 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas that would be held, as you know, in Bhubaneswar
04:20from tomorrow, that is from 8th to 10th of January 2025 in partnership with the State
04:28Government of Odisha.
04:30The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized for the first time in the
04:35state of Odisha, which is famous for its rich historical, cultural and spiritual heritage.
04:43As you are aware that since 2017, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conventions are being held
04:52once every two years.
04:54The last Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held at Indore in January 2025.