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With this aim, the Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs (MOIA) has established a non-profit facilitation centre,
in
partnership with the Confederation of India Industry (CII) under the
title
Overseas Indian Facilitation
Centre (OIFC).
The “Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre” will
provide a host of investment and business advisory services
to
potential overseas Indian investors. It will serve as a
“one stop shop”
for the Indian Diaspora. The trust
will function as a
non - profit body
with the objective of promoting Overseas Indian Investment in India
and facilitating Business - to - Business partnership between Indian
Business and Overseas Indians.
Objectives of Overseas Indian
Facilitation Centre:
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Promote overseas
Indian investment into India and facilitate business
partnership, by giving authentic
and real time information.
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Establish and
maintain a Diaspora Knowledge Network by creating a database of
Overseas Indians,
who would act as knowledge diaspora and whose
knowledge resources could be utilized by using
ICT platform.
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Function as a
clearinghouse for all investment related information.This would
be done by
processing information on a real time basis through
the ICT platform.
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Assist States in
India to project investment opportunities to overseas Indians in
the infrastructure
and social sectors. The objectives of the OIFC will be to bring the Indian States, Indian Business
and
potential Overseas Investors on the same platform and to
facilitate the investors to
identify the investment
opportunities.
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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.
The Centre would
also be providing various hand holding services to interested
Overseas Indians who
want to invest in India. These services will be
provided to Overseas Indians in the areas of FDI,
Taxation matters,
Real estate, Financial market etc.
OIFC’s Website is:
http:www.oifc.in
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