Registration Process

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Registration for participation in PBD 2019 Convention is mandatory for all participants, including official delegates, invited guests, government officials, artists and performers and journalists.

PIOCCI is a Registered Special Partner organization of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Therefore, PIOCCI offers ease of registration and at a deep discount. Please read the following instructions carefully and register accordingly.

Registration Process & Fee

Each delegate/participant must register to get a Unique ID and pay the registration fee.

Delegate/ Participant may visit the Government of India’s official website and register and receive Unique ID. However, only REGISTERED GROUPS (such as PIOCCI) will receive deep discount due to volume registration.

Delegate/ Participant is given a SPECIAL OPTION to register through the PIOCCI APP (given below) with all the details and receive the PIOCCI DISCOUNTED RATE. After registration and payment using the PIOCCI APP, we will undertake to register you on the Official PBD Website as a Recognized PBD Partner rganization and will send you a confirmation of Registration with the UNIQUE ID.

Registration fees include meals (lunch and dinner at the Conference venue) during the Conference period. Registrations can be picked up from special counters set up at the PBD Convention venue from 19 January 2019.

MEA – Government of India Direct Registration Fees

Individual Registration

a. Indian Nationals/ Non Resident Indians (Indian Passport Holders) INR 10,000/- for all three days i.e. 21, 22, 23 January, 2019

b. Person of Indian Origin (Foreign Passport Holders) US$ 250 for all three days i.e. 21, 22, 23 January, 2019

SPECIAL DISCOUNT - PIOCCI Registration & Fee (Special Registered Organization)

Each Delegate / Participant must register but will get PIOCCI Special Discount.

a. ONLY FOR PBD 2019 – 21 st , 22 nd , 23 rd January 2019

i. Indian Nationals/ Non-resident Indians (Indian Passport Holders) - INR 6,000/-

ii. Person of Indian Origin (Foreign Passport Holders) - US$ 150

b. Only PIOCCI Conference – 20 th January 2019

i. Indian Nationals/ Non-resident Indians (Indian Passport Holders) - INR 3,000/-

ii. Person of Indian Origin (Foreign Passport Holder) - US$ 50

c. PBD 2019 + PIOCCI Conference – 20 th January & 21 st , 22 nd , 23 rd January 2019

i. Indian Nationals/ Non-resident Indians (Indian Passport Holders) - INR 9,000/-

ii. Person of Indian Origin (Foreign Passport Holder) - US$ 200

Registration Process (Illustrated Below in Diagram)
Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
The process of registration is straight forward and takes only 10 minutes. Please follow the following steps

i. Open your browser & Go To APP.PIOCCI.ORG (CLICK HERE)

ii. Sign in using Google, Facebook, Twitter or using an Email ID.

iii. Click on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2019 Registration

iv. Click on New Registration for PBD 2019 & Fill Form in Full with all details

v. Upload Photo

vi. Payment –

a. Indian Passport Holders (Indians and NRIs) - USE NEFT

a. Foreign Passport Holders (PIOs) – USE PAYPAL

vii. Send Email to info@piocci.org with confirmation of your payment

Process complete

REGISTRATION COLLECTION & HOTEL / ROOM BOOKING USING UNIQUE ID

UNIQUE ID will be used by Delegate / Participant to collect your PBD Registration Pass from the Special Counters at PBD Venue starting 19 January 2019.

UNIQUE ID will also be used by Delegate / Participant to BOOK ROOMS AT SELECT PBD HOTELS in Benaras (Varanasi).

Option to book through MEA – Govt. of India website, OR,

PLEASE NOTE – Delegate / Participant may choose to BOOK ROOMS at PIOCCI SELECT HOTELS / SPECIAL SWISS TENTS being specially booked by PIOCCI.