Lok Sabha Question No. 3848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Line of Credit
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3848 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## LINE OF CREDIT

## 3848.    SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of Line of Credit (LoC) extended by India to other countries from 2016 to 2022, year-wise and country-wise;
- (b) the amount of grants and aids given by India to other countries during the said period, year-wise and country-wise;
- (c) whether there have been only few Indian companies benefiting from these LoCs and grants; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and list of works undertaken by contractors along with the contractors black listed during the said period?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARN]

- (a) The details are given in the Annexure-I .
- (b) The details are given in Annexure-II
- (c) No
- (d) Not Applicable

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|                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | In USD mn                                                                | In USD mn                                                                |
| Sl No .                                                                  | Countries/ Year                                                          | 201 6                                                                    | 201 7                                                                    | 201 8                                                                    | 201 9                                                                    | 202 0                                                                    | 202 1                                                                    | 202 2                                                                    |
| 1                                                                        | Angola                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 100                                                                      |                                                                          |
| 2                                                                        | Bangladesh                                                               |                                                                          | 5000                                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 3                                                                        | Benin                                                                    |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 88                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 4                                                                        | Bolivia                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 100                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 5                                                                        | Burkina Faso                                                             |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 9                                                                        |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 6                                                                        | Burundi                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          | 161                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 7                                                                        | Cambodia                                                                 |                                                                          | 37                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 8                                                                        | Central African Re- public                                               |                                                                          |                                                                          | 7                                                                        |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 9                                                                        | Chad                                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                          | 6                                                                        |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 10                                                                       | Comoros                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 20                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 11                                                                       | Congo D.R.                                                               |                                                                          |                                                                          | 83                                                                       | 140                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 12                                                                       | Cote d' Ivoire                                                           |                                                                          | 71                                                                       |                                                                          | 58                                                                       |                                                                          | 25                                                                       |                                                                          |
| 13                                                                       | Cuba                                                                     | 160                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          | 75                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 14                                                                       | Eswatini (Swazi- land)                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 10                                                                       | 108                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 15                                                                       | Gambia                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 7                                                                        |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 16                                                                       | Ghana                                                                    | 205                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          | 2                                                                        |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 17                                                                       | Guinea                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 190                                                                      | 21                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 18                                                                       | Guyana                                                                   | 14                                                                       | 18                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 7                                                                        |                                                                          |
| 19                                                                       | Kenya                                                                    | 145                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 93                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 20                                                                       | Kyrgyz Republic                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 200                                                                      |                                                                          |
| 21                                                                       | Lao PDR                                                                  | 72                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 22                                                                       | Liberia                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 50                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 23                                                                       | Madagascar                                                               |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 100                                                                      |
| 24                                                                       | Malawi                                                                   | 24                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          | 216                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 25                                                                       | Maldives                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 800                                                                      | 400                                                                      | 90                                                                       |                                                                          |
| 26                                                                       | Mali                                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          | 83                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 27                                                                       | Mauritius                                                                | 52                                                                       | 690                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          | 100                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 28                                                                       | Mongolia                                                                 | 1000                                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                          | 236                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |

|   29 | Mozambique       |     |     | 133   | 250   |      |    |     |
|------|------------------|-----|-----|-------|-------|------|----|-----|
|   30 | Nepal            | 750 |     |       |       |      |    |     |
|   31 | Nicaragua        |     |     |       |       | 20   | 7  |     |
|   32 | Niger            |     |     |       | 40    |      | 57 | 11  |
|   33 | Nigeria          |     |     |       | 220   | 75   |    |     |
|   34 | Papua New Guinea |     |     | 100   |       |      |    |     |
|   35 | Russia           |     |     |       |       | 1000 |    |     |
|   36 | Rwanda           |     | 148 | 200   | 122   |      |    |     |
|   37 | Senegal          |     | 25  |       |       |      |    |     |
|   38 | Seychelles       |     |     |       | 100   |      |    |     |
|   39 | Sierra Leone     | 78  |     |       | 30    | 15   |    | 32  |
|   40 | Sri Lanka        |     | 45  | 50    | 400   | 100  |    | 500 |
|   41 | Sudan            |     | 20  |       |       |      |    |     |
|   42 | Suriname         |     | 28  | 4     | 47    |      | 30 |     |
|   43 | Syria            |     |     | 20    |       | 140  |    |     |
|   44 | Tanzania         | 92  | 500 |       |       |      |    |     |
|   45 | Togo             |     |     |       | 40    |      |    |     |
|   46 | Uganda           |     |     | 206   |       |      |    |     |
|   47 | Uzbekistan       |     |     |       | 40    | 448  |    |     |
|   48 | Vietnam          |     |     |       |       | 500  |    |     |
|   49 | Zambia           |     | 18  |       |       |      |    |     |
|   50 | Zimbabwe         |     |     | 43    | 310   |      |    |     |

## Annexure - II

Grant   in   aid   assistance   projects   are   being   implemented   in   the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Maldives, Myanmar, and Tajikistan. Year-wise and country-wise grant details disbursed since 2016 for providing developmental assistance are as follows;

(In Rs. Crore)

| Country     | FY 2016- 17   | FY 2017- 18   | FY 2018- 19   | FY 2019- 20   | FY 2020- 21   | FY 2021-22 (As on January, 2022)   |
|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------------------|
| Afghanistan | 244.52        | 390.56        | 198.62        | 441.05        | 333.85        | 98.39                              |
| Myanmar     | 95.37         | 186.98        | 313.97        | 54.26         | 254.84        | 61.93                              |
| Sri Lanka   | 22.71         | 31.74         | 57.06         | 58.86         | 8             | 6                                  |
| Nepal       | 189.27        | 211.01        | 151.41        | 166.05        | 124           | 49.66                              |
| Maldives    | 57.71         | 22.98         | 4.92          | 51.86         | 39            | 153.02                             |
| Mauritius   | 375.78        | 340.55        | 544.96        | 1095.73       | 607           | 607.52                             |
| Bangladesh  | -             | -             | 19.83         | 45.92         | 14            | 34.8                               |
| Seychelles  | -             | -             | 0.79          | 1.14          | 0             | -                                  |
| Tajikistan  | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | 89.50                              |

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