New Delhi: UK and India will launch Young Professionals Exchange Program in the year 2023 and under this every year 3000 Indian youth will get visas to work in the UK. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday gave his go-ahead for giving 3,000 visas to young professionals from India to work in the UK every year. The UK government said that India is the first country to benefit from such a scheme. Please tell that this decision has come only a few hours after the meeting between PM Modi and Rishi Sunak.
The UK Prime Minister’s Office, Downing Street, said in a tweet that the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme was confirmed today, offering up to 3,000 degree-educated Indian nationals aged 18-30 with visas to come and work in the UK for up to two years. was offered. Explain that under the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme, every year Britain will offer 3000 young professionals in the age group of 18-30 years ie degree holder Indians to work in Britain for two years. The scheme will start the early next year 2023 and will be on a reciprocal basis.
This announcement of Downing Street has come at a time when there was a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit held in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday. A few hours after this meeting, the UK approved the decision to grant visas to Indian youth. This was their first meeting after the first Indian-origin British PM assumed office last month.
In a statement, Rishi Sunak said, “I know firsthand the incredible value of our deep cultural and historical ties with India. I am glad that India More of the brightest young people in the UK will now have the opportunity to experience life in the UK and everything that enriches our economies and societies. Talked about sharing.
UK PM Rishi Sunak’s office in Downing Street said in a press note, ‘The UK has a deeper relationship with India than almost any other country in the Indo-Pacific region. Nearly a quarter of international students in the UK are from India and Indian investment creates 95,000 jobs in the UK. The UK government described the launch of the program as a significant moment for the UK-India relationship.
Meanwhile, Britain’s Prime Minister’s Office said that the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is committed to a balanced agreement and in this direction, intensive talks are going on between India and Britain on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Sunak spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking over as UK prime minister last week, in which both sides expressed their commitment to the FTA. Britain’s Prime Minister’s Office 10 Downing Street said that the focus is on a balanced trade deal that is beneficial to both sides, so no deadline has been given. A spokesperson said that both sides are committed to this, and intensive negotiations are underway under the leadership of the Department of International Trade.
