S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab took over Minister-in-Charge of the Department of NRI Affairs. ...

Mr. Tejveer Singh, IAS, Director, Public Relations, and Special Secretary, Planning, will hold the additional charge of Commissioner, NRIs. ...

Chandigarh: The NRI is the flavour of the season. Close on the heels of Punjab government's NRI Sammelan comes another high-profile event aimed at addressing the concerns of the Indian diaspora. The event - Indian Diaspora: Migration and Development - is scheduled to be inaugurated by minister ...

A PLETHORA of investment proposals for Punjab has come from the Indian diaspora who attended the NRI Sammelan in Chandigarh. According to HS Bains, media advisor to the chief minister, education and healthcare dominated the agenda and most NRIs came out with lucrative proposals in these two fields. ...

The SAD-BJP Government being aware of the immense contribution of the Punjabi NRIs to the socio-economic development of Punjab, and also about various problems faced by them back home, has set up a separate ministry for NRI Affairs immediately after taking over reigns of Government in March, 2007. ...

Mr. Ramesh Inder Singh, IAS, the Chief Secretary, Punjab has been assigned the job of Principal Secretary NRI Affairs too. ...

At State Headquarter, a senior IAS Officer has been posted as Commissioner, NRI Affairs alongwith an Additional Secretary for effective coordination with different Departments and agencies and help addressing all concerns and problems of Punjabi settlers abroad. ...

To redress the complaints/problems pertaining to the NRIs, all the Deputy Commissioners in the State have been notified as Deputy Commissioner, NRI Affairs for their respective jurisdiction. The Deputy Commissioners have been further instructed to promptly process other matters including that of inv ...

Government of Punjab accords priority to the NRI Web Portal which could be the most important and effective way to interact with the NRIs and get across to them with all schemes of the Government of Punjab. Accordingly, It was decided that the Department of NRIs Affairs may immediately set up a NR ...

North India would be reeling under a shower of NRIs from all walks of life. After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged NRI investors to “extend their branches” at the Bhartiya Parvasi Divas in Delhi recently, Chandigarh will play host to nearly 300 NRIs from all across the globe. The Fourth Parv ...

An NRI Cell has been made functional in the office of the Director General of Police at Chandigarh which will monitor complaints of NRIs. ...

The Government have set up Fast Track Revenue Courts for quick disposal of matters pertaining to NRIs. The matter regarding setting up of Fast Track Civil Courts on similar lines is under active consideration of the Government for which the Hon’ble High Court has been moved. ...

The State Government have also set up an NRIs Facilitation Bureau in Punjab Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi whose main tasks are: to provide information to NRIs relating to business opportunities particularly in Punjab and India; to provide information on education and career opportunities for th ...

The Government have set up an Investment Cell at the State level to encourage NRIs to invest in economic and social sectors by notifying a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary. Commissioner, NRI Affairs is the Member Secretary of this Committee. This Committee shall act as single ...