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Pravasi Odia Vikas Samiti (POVS) is a non-profit social and cultural organisation. It was founded by a group of nationalist non-resident Odias who gathered on a regular basis to discuss the situation of non-resident Odias and resident Odias, as well as how they may live a comfortable and dignified life while contributing to Odisha's and the nation's development. It was formed in the year 2012 and registered in New Delhi in 2014 under the registration number district east/society/1451/2015. POVS brings together the Odia diaspora living outside of Odisha, allowing them to reconnect with their roots and integrate with Odisha's legacy, tradition, culture, literature, history, and current development. It enlists people's support for the growth of the Odia diaspora in and outside of Odisha.

POVS is now a powerful entity with over 2000 individual and family members. Individuals stepping up to support various activities with unique ideas that, when executed, benefit us all have made this possible. The group has now grown to major cities in India and internationally, serving as a social umbrella for many parts of the country and the world. As ambassadors of Odia culture, the chapters organise numerous activities such as religious festivals, social get-togethers, and cultural events. They also participate in the cultural life of the local community. Aside from this, the organization's annual Pana Sanfiranti Karyafiram, which also happens to be Odia New Year, is the focal point of its operations.

The Pravasi Odia Vikas Samiti (POVS) is an organisation whose stated goals are to promote the culture of the Indian state of Odisha throughout the world, to facilitate the development of Pravasi Odias and Odisha, and to contribute to the individual and state's progress in order to facilitate the exchange of information between Odisha and the rest of the world. It is a democratically structured organisation, with elections for the body taking place every two years, with members electing the Executive Committee and office holders being elected from among the Executive Members.