Lok Sabha Question No. 2135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Financial and External Assistance to States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE PLAN FINANCE-I DIVISION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2135

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 11 th  DECEMBER 2015/20 AGRAHAYANA, 1937 (SAKA)

## FINANCIAL AND EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

## 2135.  SHRI HARISH MEENA : SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a)  whether the Government has received proposals from the States for allocation of funds and external funding for various ongoing and new infrastructural projects in the States including Rajasthan;
- b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- c)  the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) and (b): The  proposals  or  various  ongoing  and  new  infrastructural  projects  in  the States including Rajasthan are received from States through concerned Line Ministries for external funding through World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), JICA (Government of  Japan),  KFW  (German  Development  Bank),  AFD  (French  Agency  for  Development), European Investment Bank, etc. The details of various infrastructure projects in respect of State of Rajasthan is given in Annex .
- (c): The  project  proposals  are  received  from  various  States  through  the  line Ministries,  who duly appraise and prioritize the same and recommend it for posing to the concerned bilateral partner/ multilateral institutions for external assistance. The project start after the loan is cleared from Debt sustainability angle and becomes effective.

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## Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2135 for answer on 11.12.2015

## Funding Agency - World Bank

|   S. No. | Project Name                                            | Approval Date   |   Total Loan Amount US $ |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan Rural Livelihood Project                      | 11/01/2011      |                   122.84 |
|        2 | Rajasthan Agri Competitiveness Project                  | 27/03/2012      |                   109    |
|        3 | Rajasthan Road Sector Modernisation                     | 29/10/2013      |                   160    |
|        4 | PMGSY Rajasthan Rural Road Project                      | 20/12/2010      |                  1400    |
|        5 | National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project | 29/10/2013      |                   500    |
|        6 | National Watersheds Neeranchal Development Project      | 17/07/2014      |                   178.5  |
|        7 | Efficient and sustainable city Bus Service Project      | 09/12/2014      |                    10.7  |

## Funding Agency - Asian Development Bank (ADB)

|   S. No. | Project Name                            | Approval Date   |   Total Loan Amount US $ |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Development of Rajasthan State Highways | 19/05/2015      |                      500 |

## Funding Agency - Government of Japan (JICA)

|   S. No. | Project Name                                  | Approval Date                       |   Total Post Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan Water Sector Livelihood Improvement | Proposal for Financial Year 2015-16 |                             2941 |

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