The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Government of India has set up
an Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) as a not-for-profit-Trust in
partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The Centre will be a
one-stop-shop for serving the interests of the Overseas Indian Community and
has the mandate to cover two broad areas, viz., Investment Facilitation and
Knowledge Networking. 2. The objectives of the Centre are:
(i) Promote Overseas Indian Investment into India and facilitate
business partnership by giving authentic and real time information;
(ii) Function as clearinghouse for all investment related
information. This would be done by processing information on a real time basis
through ICT platform;
(iii) Establish and maintain a Diaspora Knowledge Network
(DKN) by creating a database of Overseas Indians, who would act as Knowledge
Diaspora and whose knowledge resources could be using ICT platform;
(iv) The objectives of the OIFC will be to bring the Indian
States, Indian Business and potential Overseas Indian Investors on the same
platform and to facilitate the investors to identify the investment
opportunities;
(v) Provide a host of advisory services to PIO and NRIs.
These could include matters such as consular questions, stay in India,
investment and financial issues, etc.
3. The OIFC, formally launched in May 2007, is being
managed by the CII. Further details on the Centre may be obtained from Ms.
Subha Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, Overseas India Facilitation Centre, Plot
No. 249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Gurgaon-122015, Haryana, India. -
Tel. 91-124-4014060-67 {Extn. 374}; 4014055 (D); Fax:91-124-4014080; or from
the website: www.oifc.in
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