M.A. Yusuff Ali has been nominated to be a member of the India Development Foundation for Non-Resident Indians. The foundation has been set up by Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with an aim to let NRIs contribute to the development and progress of the nation in a creative manner. The foundation will also function as a single-window system for Indians settled abroad who have been working for social development in India. The duration of the membership in the India Development Foundation will be two years.