11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, will be held in Kochi on January 08, 2013.
The Prime Minister is deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Shri Madanjit Singh, founder of the South Asia Foundation and the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asia Regional Cooperation, Puducherry.
The Prime Minister has condoled the passing away of Satguru Jagjit Singh, the head of the Namdhari sect of Sikhs. He was also a renowned musician, well versed in rare and original ragas, who worked to preserve the traditions of Indian classical music.
Prime Ministers of India
| Name | Tenure | Party |
| Dr. Manmohan Singh | May 22, 2004 - till date | INC |
| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee | March 19, 1998 - May 22, 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | April 21, 1997 - March 19, 1998 | Janata Dal |
| Shri H. D. Deve Gowda | June 1, 1996 - April 21, 1997 | Janata Dal |
| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee | May 16, 1996 - June 1, 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao | June 21, 1991- May 16, 1996 | Congress (I) |
| Shri Chandra Shekhar | November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991 | Janata Dal (S) |
| Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh | December 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990 | Janata Dal |
| Shri Rajiv Gandhi | October 31, 1984 - December 2, 1989 | Congress (I) |
| Mrs. Indira Gandhi | January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984 | Congress (I) |
| Shri Charan Singh | July 28, 1979 - January 14, 1980 | Janata Party |
| Shri Morarji Desai | March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 | Janata Party |
| Mrs. Indira Gandhi | January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977 | Congress |
| Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda | January 11, 1966 - January 24, 1966 | Congress |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966 | Congress |
| Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda | May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964 | Congress |
| Shri Jawaharlal Nehru | August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 | Congress |