OIA Publications

Publications

• Report of the High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora : www.indiandiaspora.nic.in
• Population of Overseas Indians (1.53 MB)
• Incorporation of a separate section for articles written by NRIs/PIOs in the Department of Official Language's quarterly in-house journal 'Rajbhsha Bharati' (832 KB)
• Memorial for Indentured Indian Workers (53 KB)
• Books & Articles on Migration & Diaspora Studies (436 KB)

Annual Reports

Annual Reports

Sr. No.	Year	Download
1	2014-15	(886 KB)
2	2013-14	(1.65 MB)
3	2012-13	(1.03 MB)
3	2011-12	(1.12 MB)
4	2010-11	(970 KB)
5	2009-10	(796 KB)
6	2008-09	(480 KB)
7	2006-07	(518 KB)

Report of the High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora (HLCID)

Report of the High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora (HLCID)

Sr. No.	Title	Download
1	Executive Summary	(150 KB)
2	India Corporate Internship Brochure	(107 KB)

India Centre for Migration

India Centre for Migration

Sr. No.	Title	Year	Author	Download
1	Labour Market Assessment in 6 EU Countries	2011	ICM in collaboration with International Organization for Migration (IOM)	(2.89 MB)
2	India EU Engagement and International Migration: Implications for Policy and Way Forward	2012	Basant Potnuru and Vishishta Sam, India Centre for Migration (ICM)	(444 KB)
3	India- EU Mobility: Building Bonds through Remittances and Philanthropy	2013	Puja Guha, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore	(290 KB)
4	Awareness and Information Dissemination: Lessons from a Field Publicity Campaign in the Punjab project	2013	Paramjit Sahai, CRRID, Chandigarh	(2.09 MB)
5	Irregular migration from India to the EU: Evidence from Punjab	2013	V.K. Bhawra, Punjab Police	(1.03 MB)
6	Patterns of Migration from Punjab to Italy in the Agriculture/Dairy Sector (Punjab- Italy Corridor & Cheese Making)	2013	Kathryn Lum and Paramjit Sahai, EUI and CRRID	(1.29 MB)
7	International Mobility of Nurses from India (Kerala) to the EU: Prospects and Challenges with special reference to the Netherlands and Denmark	2013	Praveena Kodoth and Tina Kuriakose, Centre for Development Studies and ICM	(603 KB)
8	Working with the Diaspora for Development: Policy Perspectives from India	2013	Didar Singh, Formerly, MOIA	(598 KB)
9	Background Paper on Remittances from the GCC to India: Trends, Challenges and Way Forward	2013	T.L.S.Bhaskar, ICM	(781 KB)
10	Instruments of Engagement: Assessing India’s PIO and OCI Schemes	2014	Sohali Verma, ICM	(950 KB)
11	Cultural Continuity and Identity: a Study of Surinami Hindustanis	2014	Limanungla Longkumer, ICM	(171 KB)
12	Ethnicity and Diasporic Identity	2014	Mohan Gautam, Leiden University, the Netherlands	(276 KB)
13	Gulf Migration, Social Remittances and Religion: The Changing dynamics of Kerala Christians	2015	Ginu Zacharia Oommen	(665 KB)
14	Indian Migrants in Myanmar: Emerging Trends and Challenges	2015	Medha Chaturvedi	(555 KB)

Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre

Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre

Sr. No.	Title	Year	Focus Area	Download
1	Ready Reckoner for Overseas Indians	2008	Comprehensive guide on FEMA, 1999, taxation, etc. for Indian diaspora	(564 KB)
2	Guide Book for Overseas Indians on Foreign Direct Investments in India	2009	Insight into the investment procedures - FDI, Portfolio Investments, Immovable Property, etc.	(961 KB)
3	Guide Book for Overseas Indians on Taxation and Other Important Matters	2009	A guide on taxation rules and regulatory framework and financial transactions for global Indians	(1.14 MB)
4	OIFC Investment Tool kit for Global Indians	2010	A practical guide for global Indians to invest in India	-
5	Homeward Bound - A regulatory and investment handbook for Overseas Indians'	2011	One point reference source for handy information for the NRIs & PIOs on opportunities, regulatory aspects and income tax provisions	(1.46 MB)
6	Returning Indians – All that you need to know	2012	A handbook to ease the process of returning back to India for Indian diaspora	-
7	India-Supports: Handbook for Overseas Indians to facilitate economic engagement	2013	Schemes and policies of Indian Government for Overseas Indians.	-
8	Exploring new horizons : Unfolding the New Landscape of India Real Estate	2014	Comprehensive information about Indian Real Estate - changing trends, opportunities and policies	(4.23 MB)
9	Opportunities for economic engagement for Indian diaspora in Bahrain	2014	Economic engagement opportunities relevant to investment interests of Indian diaspora in Bahrain	-
10	Ready Referencer for Overseas Indians	2014	To provide an insight on the various aspects governing investments into India	(5.89 MB)
11	Doing Business in India - Guide for Indian Diaspora	2014	Comprehensive guide to help Indian diaspora in doing business in India	(1.65 MB)
12	Opportunities for Economic Engagement for Indian Diaspora in the United Kingdom	2014	Economic engagement opportunities relevant to investment interests of Indian diaspora in U.K	(5.89 MB)
13	Incredible Opportunities Back Home	2014	An overview of investment opportunities in India	(4.28 MB)
14	Spinning India's success, Growth on the wheels	2015	The publication details the key initiatives announced by the new Government to stimulate economic growth and opportunities for engagement for the overseas Indians.	-
15	The Overseas Indian and India weaving a new global fabric	2015	Assesses the emerging economic linkages of Overseas Indians with India and attempts to define a framework for scaling these.	(1.52 MB)

Visit to the Kolkata Memorial Plaque

All visitors to the memorial plaque for indentured workers may visit the site as follows:

• By road: Visitors may reach the Kolkata Port Trust, No. 8 Workshop, Garden Reach Road, Kolkata-43 and collect passes from the gate and visit the site. The passes may be returned at the gate after the visit.
• By jetty: Boats may be hired on a payment basis to reach the site from the following:
  Shri R. Chakraborty, Deputy General Manager, West Bengal Tourism
  Mobile : 0091-9051057272,
  Email : tourismcentrekolwestbengaltourimgovin
  No passes are required for visitors in this case.