Global Advisory Council of PIO to be set up

With a view to tap the vast potential of Indians settled abroad, government has decided to set up a 'Prime Minister's Global Advisory Council of People of Indian Origin' to draw upon the experience and knowledge of the "best Indian minds". Inaugurating the sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also announced a proposal to promote an 'India Development Foundation' to direct overseas Indian philanthropic efforts into human development activities in the country.