Eram Group Chairman wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
RIYADH, January 10, 2021 Saudi Arabia’s Eram Group Chairman Dr Siddeek Ahmed has won this year s Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), India’s most prestigious award for non-resident Indians. The award is a recognition of the contributions made by a member of the Indian community and their tangible involvement in acts of charity, philanthropy and social uplift. Eram Group is a business conglomerate with global operations in several sectors including oil and gas, power, construction, manufacturing, travel, healthcare, IT, media, logistics, automotive and training and education. Conferred by the President of India as a part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conventions organised annually since 2003, it also acknowledges the winner’s support and contribution in multiple fields of endeavour including education, business, medicine and employment creation.
WASHINGTON: Mukesh Aghi, president of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), and the Federation of Indian Associations along with three others from the US have been conferred the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.
Aghi, who in just a few years made the USISPF the top India-centric American business advocacy group, has received the award under business category.
“Absolute honour to receive this award. It is a team effort and more importantly it signifies the importance of the US-India relations. We have tremendous opportunity under Biden-Modi administration to further enhance this partnership which not only the two countries benefit but the world,” Aghi said.
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The nation is celebrating the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day 2021 today. Known as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the NRI Day is observed to mark the efforts of Indians residing overseas in the development of the country. The day also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in 1915 after which he started India s freedom struggle.
The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was observed in 2003 and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award was given to those overseas Indians who were contributing to the development of the country. Six years later, the concept of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) was launched to help which aims to allow people of Indian origin and their spouses to live and work in India indefinitely.
Dubai: The 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) on Saturday ended up in disappointment for Indian expats in the UAE with no Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (NRI) Award being conferred to any individual or organisation here.
With more than 3.4 million Indian expats forming the largest expatriate group here, the UAE’s Indian diaspora had got three awards in the last edition of the biennial convention.
There was high expectation among the community members that at least one social worker or community organisation from here would be conferred the award this year also. However, not a single person or organisation out of around 25 nominations that were submitted from the UAE was considered for the award.