Yusuff Ali M.A., chairman and managing director of the UAE-based LuLu Group, has been nominated to the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Samman Awards (PBSA) jury committee by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, on the occasion of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2021.

The awards recognize overseas Indians who have made significant contributions either in India or abroad in various fields.

Other members who were nominated by the Indian prime minister are: Professor Manjulal Bhargava of the department of mathematics, Princeton University; Ramesh Babu, group managing director of Kiboko Group of Companies in Uganda; Shayarande, secretary of nonprofit organization Indian Council for International Cooperation; and Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel India.  A notification in this regard has been issued in the official gazette.

The vice president of India heads the prestigious award jury committee, which also includes the external affairs minister, principal secretary to the prime minister, home secretary and foreign secretary. The convention is scheduled to be held virtually for the first time due to the pandemic on Jan. 9, 2021.