Support Viksit Bharat Goal: Modi Tells NRIs

Due to NRIs’ hard work that the country has become number one in the world in terms of remittances. India is not limited to big cities only. A large part of the population resides in tier-2, tier-3 cities and villages. The diaspora should promote heritage tourism of India in the coun-tries they are residing - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Bhubaneswar: Spotlighting the country’s march towards becoming a ‘Viksit Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought the participation of the diaspora in making India a developed nation by 2047.

“India got independence in 1947 and our diaspora played a big role in this. They contributed to-wards the freedom of India while living abroad. Now, we have a target of making India a developed nation by 2047,” said Prime Minister Modi, while speaking at the inaugural session of 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Praising the Indian diaspora for its contribution in India’s growth, the PM said that it is due to their hard work that the country has become number one in the world in terms of remittances. Asserting that India is not limited to big cities only, he mentioned that a large part of the popula-tion resides in tier-2, tier-3 cities and villages and the diaspora should promote ‘heritage tourism’ of India in the countries they are residing.

“There’s a lot of Indian culture there. We have to connect the world with this heritage,” stated PM Modi.

He appealed to the diaspora to visit the amazing tourist destinations located in small towns, villages of India and later share their experiences with friends and ensure they also visit India.