Lok Sabha Question No. 6519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Loan from ADB
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTTON NO. 6519 To be answered on 6th April, 2O18l Chaitra  16, 194O (Sakal

## Loan from ADB

## 6519. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AIILAWAT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has signed a $84 million loan with Asian Development  Bank (ADB) for improvement and expansion of water supply in the State of Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a number of proposals are pending with the Government since the last one year for the loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency in  connection  with the Drinking Water Projects in Rajasthan;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the action  taken by the Government  in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fix a time line for the disposal of loan proposals  received  by his Ministry  from the concerned  Ministry especially in the case of Drinking Water Proposals  and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)  yes  Madam. Government of India has signed a uS$ 84 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for  uBihar  U-rban Divelopment  Investment Program-Proje ct 2" on 23rd February ' 20la' The project seeks to improve access to better quality of water and its reguiar suppty for the pLople of the two towns' It is also likely to help CJ.r.--..ti  of Bihu.. in improving  water management  practices'
- (b) & (c) Five drinking water supply  project proposals of the State of ' ' Rajasthan receivedln  Department of Economic Affairs from Ministry of brinking Water & Saniiation have been included  in the JICA Rolling

Plan on 28.12.2017  for JICA loan assistance. Details of the projects are given at the Annexure.

- (d) & (e) Every year, Department of Economic Affairs pose a bouquet of proposals  to Govt. of Japan for JICA ODA Loan Assistance. The Government of Japan selects some of the projects from the list of posed projects for JICA ODA funding. Therefore, final selection  of a project for funding  rests with the Government of Japan. The Detailed Project Report (DPR), Technical appraisal of  the  DPR duly recommended by concerned line Ministry and other requisite certificates  are awaited from State Government/  Line Ministry for posing of these projects to the Government  of Japan.

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## Annexure as referred ln reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question  No.6519 to be answered on O6.04.2018

## Details  of project  proposals of the State of Radasthan  for JICA loan assistance

|   S.No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                      | Estimated cost of the Project (Rs. in Crore)   | Proposed JICA Loan Assistance sought (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Drinking Water supply Project for 190 villages and 69 Hamlets of Surajgarh Chidawa and Buhana Tehsils and Sur4jgarh City, Jhunjhunu district from Kumbharam Lift Proiect | 7 t8.4r                                        | 533.63                                                |
|       2 | Drinking Water Supply Project for 94 villages and 505 Hamlets of Udaipurwati Area                                                                                        | 672.25                                         | 454.78                                                |
|       3 | Drinking Water Supply Project for 308 villages of Gudamalani Tehsil, Barmer District.                                                                                    | 527.97                                         | 426.42                                                |
|       4 | Drinking Water Supply Project for 119 villages of Chohatan Tehsil and 22 villages of Gudamalani Tehsil, Barmer District                                                  | 561.91                                         | 452.88                                                |
|       5 | Drinking Water Supply Project for 188 villages of Chohatan Tehsil, Barmer District                                                                                       | 497.77                                         | 40r.63                                                |