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Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

Former government ministry of India

Summary

Former government ministry of India

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name	Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
native_name_r	Pravāsī Bhāratīya Kārya Mantrālaya
type	Ministry
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seal_caption	Emblem of India
formed
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dissolved	7 January 2016
superseding1	Ministry of External Affairs
jurisdiction	Government of India
headquarters	Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
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The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) was a ministry of the Government of India. It was dedicated to all matters relating to the Indian diaspora around the world.

History

Ministry was established in May 2004 as the Ministry of Non-Resident Indians' Affairs. It was renamed as the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) in September 2004.

Positioned as a ‘Services’ Ministry, it provided information, partnerships and facilitations for all matters related to Overseas Indians: Non-Resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin.

The Ministry was merged with the Ministry of External Affairs on 7 January 2016. The government said that the decision was taken in line with government's "overall objective of minimizing government and maximizing governance" and that it will help the government address duplication as well as unnecessary delays.

Structure

The Ministry had four functional service divisions to handle its services:

Diaspora Services
Financial Services
Emigration Services
Management Services

The first two divisions were headed by Joint Secretaries. The Protector General of Emigrants (PGoE) headed the Overseas Employment Services Division. The Social Services Unit and the Management Services Unit were staffed with officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary. The Information Services Unit was headed by Senior Technical Director (NIC).

The ministry also sponsored the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-resident Indian Day) established in 2003, when it also instituted the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

Cabinet Ministers

Note: I/C Independent Charge

Portrait	Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency	Term of office	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister	From	To	Period	Minister of Non-Resident Indian Affairs	Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs	Merged with the Ministry of External Affairs
Indian National Congress}}"		[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg	70px]]	Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(Minister of State, I/C)	23 May 2004	9 September 2004		Indian National Congress	Manmohan I	Indian National Congress}}"		Manmohan Singh
Indian National Congress}}"		[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg	70px]]	Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(Minister of State, I/C)	9 September 2004	10 August 2005		Indian National Congress	Manmohan I	Indian National Congress}}"		Manmohan Singh
Indian National Congress}}"		[[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg	70px]]	Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam
(Prime Minister)	10 August 2005	18 November 2005
Indian National Congress}}"		[[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg	70px]]	Oscar Fernandes
(19412021)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
(Minister of State, I/C)	18 November 2005	29 January 2006
Indian National Congress}}"		[[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg	70px]]	Vayalar Ravi
(born 1937)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala	29 January 2006	22 May 2009
28 May 2009	26 May 2014	Manmohan II
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"		[[File:Sushma Swaraj in 2014.jpg	70px]]	Sushma Swaraj
(19522019)
MP for Vidisha	27 May 2014	7 January 2016		Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I	Bharatiya Janata Party}}"		Narendra Modi

Ministers of State

Portrait	Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency	Term of office	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister	From	To	Period	Merged with the Ministry of External Affairs
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"		[[File:India's Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (15760995677) (cropped).jpg	70px]]	General
V. K. Singh (Retd.)
(born 1950)
MP for Ghaziabad	26 May 2014	7 January 2016		Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I	Bharatiya Janata Party}}"		Narendra Modi

Notes

References

"Important Contacts".
"An Overview". Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Sushma Swaraj. (7 January 2016). "Hon'ble Prime Minister has kindly accepted my proposal. So MOIA will now be part of Ministry of External Affairs.".
"Government to merge overseas Indian affairs ministry with MEA - Times of India". The Times of India.
"About Us". Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
"Pravasi Bharatiya Divas". Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs website.
"Council of Ministers".
Bureau, BW Online. "Ministry Of Overseas Indian Affairs Merged With External Affairs Ministry".

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