Lok Sabha Question No. 4086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Details of Aid to Foreign Nations
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ANSWERED ON- 24/03/2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4086

## DETAILS OF AID TO FOREIGN NATIONS

4086.  SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) the details of aid provided by the Government to foreign nations for humanitarian or disaster relief since FY-2019, country-wise;

(b)   whether   any   aid/contribution   was   given   for   climate   change   related   purposes   to   any country/international organization since FY-2019; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a) Details of Humanitarian or disaster relief extended by the Government to foreign nations since FY-2019 are provided in Annexure-I.

(b & c)  Details of aid/contributions given for climate change related purposes since 2019 are provided in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## Humanitarian Assistance or Disaster Relief extended by India since FY 2019

| 2018-19   | 2018-19    | 2018-19                                                     |
|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No      | Country    | Background                                                  |
| 1         | Bangladesh | Relief assistance worth Rs. 11.58 crore                     |
| 2         | Syria      | Supply of medicines worth Rs. 13.95 crore                   |
| 3         | Syria      | Supply of food items cost Rs. 16.29 crore                   |
| 4         | Yemen      | Supply of medicines worth Rs. 10.3 crore                    |
| 2019-20   | 2019-20    | 2019-20                                                     |
| 1         | DPR Korea  | Supply of Anti-TB medicines worth USD 1 Million.            |
| 2         | DPR Korea  | Supply of humanitarian food assistance worth USD 1 Million. |
| 3         | China      | COVID aid worth Rs. 2.11 crore                              |
| 4         | Israel     | COVID aid worth Rs. 27.6 lakh                               |
| 5         | Maldives   | COVID aid worth Rs. 37.4 lakh                               |
| 6         | Iran       | COVID aid worth Rs. 27.8 lakh                               |
| 7         | Italy      | COVID aid worth Rs. 9 lakh                                  |
| 8         | Bhutan     | COVID aid worth Rs. 8 lakh                                  |
| 9         | Bangladesh | COVID aid worth Rs. 2.5 lakh                                |

## 2020-21

- (i) Early Pandemic Response: Drugs ( HCQ, essential drugs including antibiotics, testing kits, covid-related protection gear), test-kits and protective gear worth approx Rs. 100 crore provided on grant basis for a total of 82 countries (including 25 countries in Africa and 27 countries in Latin America).

Apart from medical aid, India has also rendered technical assistance in the form of dispatching Rapid Response Teams (Comoros, Mauritius, Kuwait and Maldives); setting up of SAARC information exchange platform ; and e-ITEC trainning programmes for delivering Covid -related training for healthcare professionals in SAARC countries.

## (ii) Other HADR response:

-  40,000 litres of Malathion was supplied to Iran for pest control to assist in locust swarm attacks in 2020-21.
-  2000 MT of Rice was delivered to Madagascar & Comoros (1000 MT for each country) through naval ship as food assistance for the ongoing drought/ famine crisis.
-  Flood relief kits were sent to Cambodia, Vietnam and Fiji in the wake of extreme weather events like floods and typhoons.
-  6.18 MT vegetable seeds to Fiji for post-disaster reconstruction in agri-sector
-  Essential medicines to support health systems of countries like Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Sao Tome & Principe.

## HADR Assistance provided by India during 2021-22 and 2022-23 :

|   S. No. | Country                                                                                                      | Type of Relief                                                                          | Current Status                                                                                                     |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Afghanistan                                                                                                  | Anti-TB medicines                                                                       | Delivered (Jul 2022)                                                                                               |
|        2 | Afghanistan                                                                                                  | 50,000 MTof wheat                                                                       | On-going 40,000 MTdelivered (until 05.08.22)                                                                       |
|        3 | Afghanistan (UNODC)                                                                                          | 1100 Blankets + 1100 hygiene kits                                                       | Delivered (March 2023)                                                                                             |
|        4 | Bhutan                                                                                                       | Medicines (incl Covid relief)                                                           | Delivered (Apr 2022)                                                                                               |
|        5 | Fiji                                                                                                         | Supply of PPE Kits, Face Masks and Anti-retroviral medicines + Anti TB drugs (2854 kgs) | Delivered (Apr 2022)                                                                                               |
|        6 | Kiribati                                                                                                     | Covid Aid+ Medicines (559 Kgs)                                                          | Delivered (Feb 2022)                                                                                               |
|        7 | Mozambique                                                                                                   | 500MT of Rice                                                                           | Delivered (Dec 2021)                                                                                               |
|        8 | Mozambique                                                                                                   | Donation of PPE Kits &Face Masks                                                        | Delivered (Part consignment) (Aug 2022)                                                                            |
|        9 | Seychelles, Comoros, Maldives, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Bhutan, Nauru, Fiji, Afghanistan, Botswana, Zimbabwe | Anti-TB medicines                                                                       | Delivered : Maldives, EG, Iran, Bhutan, Nauru, Fiji, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Comoros. Delivered (May 2022) |
|       10 | Solomon Islands                                                                                              | Med +Seeds+ Anti-TB drugs (Approx 2088 kgs)                                             | Delivered (Jun 2022)                                                                                               |
|       11 | Sri Lanka                                                                                                    | IL Rapid Antigen kits                                                                   | Delivered (Feb 2022)                                                                                               |
|       12 | Sri Lanka                                                                                                    | General Medicines                                                                       | Delivered (May 2022)                                                                                               |

|   13 | Syria                         | Emergency &critical care medicines, general medicines, medical equip- ment and Disaster Relief Material (sleeping mats, blankets, solar lamps, tarpaulins, baby food, Gensets to earthquake hit Syria.   | Delivered (February 2023)   |
|------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|   14 | Timor Leste                   | Supply of 2000 MTof rice                                                                                                                                                                                 | Delivered (Feb 2022)        |
|   15 | Tonga                         | Disaster relief material from (9,655 kgs)                                                                                                                                                                | Delivered (May 2022)        |
|   16 | Turkey                        | Medical Equipment and Blanket to earthquake hit Turkey. 152-Member NDRF SAR Team and 99-Member 60 para hospital medical team were deployed in Turkey for rescue operation and medical assis- tance.      | Delivered (February 2023)   |
|   17 | Ukraine                       | Medicines +Med equipment                                                                                                                                                                                 | Delivered (Mar 2022)        |
|   18 | Ukraine                       | Emergency Use medicines                                                                                                                                                                                  | Delivered (Sept 2022)       |
|   19 | Ukraine (Tranche II) (Poland) | Medicines, medical equipment                                                                                                                                                                             | Delivered (Apr 2022)        |

## COVID-19 vaccines provided by India during 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 :

India has supplied 29.16 crore doses of vaccines to more than 99 countries and two UN entities since January 2021. India has gifted 1.49 crore doses of vaccines to more than 50 countries and supplied vaccine 5.20 crore doses to 48 countries through the COVAX mechanism.

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## ANNEXURE-II

## AID/CONTRIBUTION GIVEN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED PURPOSES

| Organisation                                           | Year    | Funds           |
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|
| Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) | 2018-19 | INR 12.17 crore |
| Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) | 2019-20 | INR 20.00 crore |
| Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) | 2020-21 | INR 15.00 crore |
| Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) | 2021-22 | INR 15.00 crore |
| Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) | 2022-23 | INR 50.00 crore |
| International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)          | 2018-19 | USD 1,64,944    |
| International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)          | 2019-20 | USD 1,68,273    |
| International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)          | 2020-21 | USD 1,49,894    |
| International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)          | 2021-22 | USD 1,85,763    |
| International Solar Alliance (ISA)                     | 2018-19 | INR 15.00 crore |
| International Solar Alliance (ISA)                     | 2019-20 | INR 15.00 crore |
| International Solar Alliance (ISA)                     | 2020-21 | INR 15.00 crore |

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