Singapore announces new committee to strengthen Indian community identity

SINGAPORE: (Mar 6) The Singapore government is forming a new Indian Engagement and Development Initiative (INEI) committee to strengthen the Singapore-Indian identity, coordinate community upliftment efforts and develop youth leadership over the next five years.

This follows a series of engagements and focus group discussions with various stakeholders and community groups, including representatives from more than 150 Singapore-Indian organisations and more than 240 Singapore-Indian youth leaders aged 35 and below, according to a Channel News Asia report on Friday.

The INEI committee will be chaired by Senior Minister of State for Transport and Law Murali Pillai, as well as Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Dinesh Vasu Dash, both of whom are of Indian origin.