For the 25 million Indians living abroad, getting information about their country especially the growing investment opportunities in various sectors would now be just a click away.
The ministry of overseas Indian affairs in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry launched on Monday a facilitation centre, which will act as a 'one-stop-shop' for addressing all the queries of the Indian diaspora regarding opportunities available in the country.
The centre, through its website and offices, will provide reliable data on investment opportunities free of cost besides facilitating clearance of projects on an individual basis as a paid value added service.
"The Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre would act as an one-stop-shop for enhancing partnership with the Indians residing abroad by giving authentic and realtime information," Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said while launching the centre in New Delhi.
Besides providing a data base of investment opportunites, the centre would offer advisory services to Non-resident Indians like consular issues, financial services and their stay in India, he said.
Based on a public-private partnership model, the OIFC is being promoted by the ministry and managed by the CII and will operate as a 'not-for-profit trust' with a two-tier body for its management.
The centre will screen the opportunities available in the country before enlisting these for the Indian diaspora so that they do not fall pray to 'fly-by-night