Economic Engagement of Overseas Indians With India

India's total private transfer receipts, comprising mainly remittances from overseas Indians, for the period January-March 2010-11 (Preliminary) stood at 14.6 billion, while between January-March 2009-10 (Partially Revised), private transfers receipts amounted to US$ 13.1 billion, according to the figures released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in August 2011.