Indian-Americans wish to contribute for infrastructure

New Delhi: Scheduled visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States in September has made Indian-American community keen to chip in with funds for India's infrastructural growth.

Modi government has been asked to issue "Vibrant India" bonds by the US-India Political

Action committee (USINPAC), an organization of the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).

The representatives of the group will visit India and engage with the Indian government.

USINPAC Chairman Sanjay Puri and Director India Affairs Robinder Sachdev have already met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Road, Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Puri said, "We have had extensive discussions on Wall Street with some of the financial institutions and also with leading members of the Indian diaspora on the viability of Vibrant India bonds" (Inputs from agencies)(Image Source: indiatransportportal.com)