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The government of India plans to start skill development programs for young Indians who want to seek employment opportunities abroad, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at the 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Bengaluru. It will be called the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana and will expand young people`s soft skills and teach them about different cultures, so that they don`t feel too alien when they set foot in a foreign land, the PM said. Indians, the PM said, have their footprint all over the world and there are some 30 million overseas Indians. Of them, he urged the PIO card holders to quickly convert their cards into OCI ones. He said he knew they you all are very busy and in the daily grind, but please convert that card as soon as possible. So, India will extend the last date for conversion without a penalty to June 2017. The PM lauded the contribution of overseas Indians who remit as much as $69 billion dollars a year to India.And for his government, and for him personally, engagement with Overseas Indians is a top priority. PM also took this opportunity to shill for the high-value currency ban, saying it will wipe out corruption.The 21st century is India`s, the PM added.
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