new delhi just two days after prime minister narendra modi announced in new york that person of indian origin pio cardholders would get lifetime visas and be exempt from police reporting in india his government has walked the talk and formally notified the two measures the union home ministry in deference to the declaration made by modi while addressing the indian diaspora at madison square garden in new york issued a notification on tuesday making pio cards valid for lifetime and doing away with the requirement of police reportingregistration by those holding these cards in pursuance of the announcement made by the prime minister of india narendra modi at madison square garden in new york on september 28 2014 ministry of home affairs has issued a notification on september 30 2014 to the effect that person of indian origin pio card shall be valid for life time and the pio card holder shall be exempt from police reportingregistration said the home ministry notification it further clarified that all the cards issued prior to september 30 2014 shall be automatically deemed to have lifetime validity modi had on sunday announced to a rapturous crowd of indianorigin people at new yorks madison square garden that pio cardholders would get lifelong visas happy he had asked amid loud cheers from the audience there is more to come he said before declaring that nris staying in india for long would not have to visit the police station for reportingregistration anymore modi also promised that the pio and overseas citizens of india schemes would be merged and a new comprehensive scheme announced soon