- 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be hosted by Odisha in Bhubaneswar from 8th to 10th of January, 2025.
- The proposal sent by the Union External Affairs Ministry in this regard has been approved by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
- This event will be attended by President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers and the Odisha Chief Minister among other dignitaries.
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year on 9th January.
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa on January 9, 1915.
- India has been celebrating Pravasi Bharatiya Divas since 2003 to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of the country.
- From 2003 till 2015, the PBD Convention was held every year. After 2015, its format was changed to once in two years.
The 17th PBD Convention was held at Indore in Madhya Pradesh in 2023.