
Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) was established in 2007 with the objective of supporting the Indian Diaspora connect better with India and assisting them in deepening their economic and intellectual engagement with India. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India, set up OIFC, a Public Private Partnership, in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India’s apex industry chamber.
OIFC has been uniquely constituted and positioned to serve as a single-point contact for the overseas Indians through its facilitation – whether in areas of information, economic engagement, knowledge partnering, mentoring or building any other association with Indian states that helps the Indian diaspora, professionals and small/ mid-sized entrepreneurs build strong inter linkages with India, thus effectively enabling them to build upon or expand their engagement with India.
OIFC enjoys the due credibility of serving Indians globally under the umbrella of the Government, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs’ (MOIA), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), coupled with the support of a network of ‘Knowledge Partners’, Indian states, Indian missions and Indian diaspora associations.
OIFC is governed by a Council of prominent Overseas Indians, senior policy makers from the Government and Industry leaders.
GFMD 2009 - Roundtable 1.2 "Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies and programs—Their role? Their constraints?"