Lok Sabha Question No. 1774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Assistance to Countries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES

† 1774.

SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided financial and other type of assistance to other countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether any directives were issued or conditions laid for spending the above financial assistance; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) & (b) The list of the projects (ongoing and completed) undertaken by  Development  Partnership  Administration  (DPA)  in  other  countries  for the past 3 years (ending March 2016) along with the expenditure incurred on each project is given in the enclosed statement (Annexure). During the current  financial  year,  no  assistance  has  been  provided  to  the  partner countries so far.

(c) & (d) The  areas  of  development  partnership  are  driven  by  the priorities of the partner country. The  main  areas of  development partnership undertaken with partner countries have been in the sectors of infrastructure, connectivity, power, healthcare, agriculture, Information Technology and capacity building. The assistance for these sectors are being provided in kind, and not in cash, through competitive bidding process. The financial assistance for the projects requested by the partner countries are being provided as per the conditions laid down in  the  tender  document  framed  under  the  General  Financial  Rules  of Government of India.

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## Annexure

## List of projects undertaken by Development Partnership Administration during the last 3 years

(Rs. In Crore)

|   S. No. | Country     | Name of the project/scheme                                                                                                                                                | Status    |   Expenditure 2013-14 |   Expenditure 2014-15 |   Expenditure 2015-16 |
|----------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Afghanistan | Construction of 220 kV Transmission Line from Pul-e-Khumri to Kabul including 220/110 kV sub-stations at Kabul and two additional sub stations at Doshi and Charikar.     | ongoing   |                 29    |                 45.59 |                 36.19 |
|        2 | Afghanistan | Reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Power Project (42 MW) in Herat Province                                                                                        | ongoing   |                203    |                279.23 |                260.59 |
|        3 | Afghanistan | Supply of Medical equipment to IGICH, Kabul                                                                                                                               | ongoing   |                  0.21 |                  4.56 |                  0    |
|        4 | Afghanistan | ICCR Scholarship Scheme for Afghan students for University education.                                                                                                     | ongoing   |                 29.75 |                 62.7  |                 45.58 |
|        5 | Afghanistan | Construction of Afghanistan's Parliament building                                                                                                                         | ongoing   |                 91.8  |                246.33 |                325.08 |
|        6 | Afghanistan | Small Development Project (SDP) in Afghansitan                                                                                                                            | ongoing   |                  0.31 |                 11.79 |                 31.68 |
|        7 | Afghanistan | Donation of 1.1 millionMT of wheat to Afghanistan                                                                                                                         | ongoing   |                 84.88 |                 74.5  |                107.45 |
|        8 | Afghanistan | Restoration of Stor Palace                                                                                                                                                | ongoing   |                  5.5  |                 12    |                 10.79 |
|        9 | Afghanistan | Donation of 1000 Buses and 500 Tractors                                                                                                                                   | ongoing   |                  0    |                  0    |                  2.02 |
|       10 | Afghanistan | Fellowship programme for Afghan students through Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) for courses in various agricultural universities and institutes in India. | ongoing   |                  2    |                  2    |                  4.65 |
|       11 | Afghanistan | Setting up a Mining Institute                                                                                                                                             | ongoing   |                  2.58 |                  1.96 |                  1.27 |
|       12 | Afghanistan | Setting up an Agriculture University (ANASTU)                                                                                                                             | ongoing   |                  1.85 |                  2.19 |                  4.65 |
|       13 | Afghanistan | Indian Medical Mission in Afghanistan                                                                                                                                     | Completed |                  0.12 |                  0    |                  0    |
|       14 | Myanmar     | Setting up of Language Laboratories in Myanmar                                                                                                                            | Completed |                  1.32 |                  0.8  |                  0    |
|       15 | Myanmar     | Upgradation of India Myanmar Centre for Enhancement of IT Skills, Myanmar                                                                                                 | Completed |                  0.01 |                  1.2  |                  0    |
|       16 | Myanmar     | Establishment of Myanmar Institute of Information Technology (MIIT)                                                                                                       | ongoing   |                  0.35 |                  1    |                  2.85 |
|       17 | Myanmar     | Setting up of Rice Bio-Park in Myanmar                                                                                                                                    | ongoing   |                  0.02 |                  3.11 |                  0    |
|       18 | Myanmar     | Setting up of Agricultural Research and Educational Centre (ACARE) in Myanmar                                                                                             | ongoing   |                  0.05 |                  0.05 |                  3.28 |
|       19 | Myanmar     | Upgradation of Yangon Children Hospital and Sittwe General Hospital                                                                                                       | ongoing   |                 15    |                  1.2  |                 15.95 |
|       20 | Myanmar     | Supply of 100 computer to Land Record Development                                                                                                                         | Completed |                  0    |                  0.59 |                  0.18 |
|       21 | Myanmar     | Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project                                                                                                                              | ongoing   |                118.75 |                 56    |                 54.44 |

|   22 | Myanmar   | Kalewa-Yagyi Section of the Trilateral Highway                                                       | ongoing   |   0.00 |   1.33 |   0.60 |
|------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|
|   23 | Myanmar   | Rhi-Tiddim Road                                                                                      | ongoing   |   0    |   0.69 |   0    |
|   24 | Myanmar   | Bridges on the TKK Road                                                                              | ongoing   |   0    |   2.75 |   0    |
|   25 | Sri Lanka | Setting up of hospital at Dickoya                                                                    | Completed |  11.85 |   6.1  |   4.64 |
|   26 | Sri Lanka | Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbour                                                                         | Completed |   0    |   0    |   0    |
|   27 | Sri Lanka | Restoration of Thiruketheeswaram Temple in Mannar, Sri Lanka                                         | ongoing   |   4.18 |   4    |   0.63 |
|   28 | Sri Lanka | Jaffna Cultural Centre                                                                               | ongoing   |   0    |   2.09 |   2    |
|   29 | Sri Lanka | Setting up Indian Gallery at the International Buddhist Museum in Kandy, Sri Lanka                   | Completed |   1.07 |   0.11 |   0    |
|   30 | Nepal     | Integrated Check Post                                                                                | ongoing   |  13    |  18.12 |  11    |
|   31 | Nepal     | Rail Link at Jogbani-Biratnagar &and (Jayanagar- Bijlapur Bardibas)                                  | ongoing   |  85.5  |  85.13 |  60    |
|   32 | Nepal     | Terai Road Project (Package-1)                                                                       | Completed |  16.36 |  19.95 |  37.17 |
|   33 | Nepal     | Construction of Emergency and Trauma Centre, Kathmandu                                               | ongoing   |   9.23 |  10.73 |   7.45 |
|   34 | Nepal     | Establishment of Nepal-Bharat Maitri of Polytechnic at Hetauda                                       | ongoing   |   0    |   0.15 |   0.3  |
|   35 | Nepal     | Strengthening of Indo-Nepal cross-border Transmission lines                                          | ongoing   |   0.14 |   0.14 |   2.56 |
|   36 | Nepal     | Supply of Fire Engines to Nepal                                                                      | ongoing   |   0.01 |   0    |   1.32 |
|   37 | Nepal     | Construction of Nepal-Bharat Maitri Dharmashala, Tilanga, Kathmandu                                  | ongoing   |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |
|   38 | Nepal     | Upgradation of 26 KmRoad from Dakshinkali to Kulekhani Dam                                           | ongoing   |   0    |   0    |   0    |
|   39 | Nepal     | Construction of Nepal-Bharat Maitri Convention Hall (Sabha Griha) in Birgunj                         | ongoing   |   0    |   0    |   0    |
|   40 | Maldives  | Police Academy in Maldives                                                                           | ongoing   |   0    |   0    |   3.45 |
|   41 | Maldives  | Renovation of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), Male                                           | ongoing   |   4.5  |   7.37 |  20.63 |
|   42 | Maldives  | Construction of Composite Training Centre in Male                                                    | Completed |   0    |  13.49 |  25    |
|   43 | Maldives  | Construction of Ministry of Defence Building in Male                                                 | ongoing   |   0    |   0    |   0    |
|   44 | Lao PDR   | Conservation of Wat Phou Temple, Lao PDR                                                             | Ongoing   |   2    |   2    |   1.05 |
|   45 | Cambodia  | Conservation &Restoration of Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia                                             | Ongoing   |   3.5  |   3.57 |   0    |
|   46 | Palestine | Setting up of an ICT Centre in Palestine                                                             | Ongoing   |   0    |   0.56 |   3.6  |
|   47 | Armenia   | Setting up of telemedicine network in Armenia                                                        | Completed |   0    |   1.24 |   1.6  |
|   48 | Mongolia  | Upgradation and modernization of Rajiv Gandhi School of Production and Arts in Mongolia              | Completed |   1.5  |   2.28 |   0.19 |
|   49 | Ecuador   | Setting up of IT Centre in Quito                                                                     | Ongoing   |   0.13 |   0    |   1.33 |
|   50 | Peru      | Setting up of IT Centre in Lima                                                                      | Ongoing   |   0    |   0.3  |   2.05 |
|   51 | Tanzania  | Setting up of an ICT Resource Centre Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science &Technology, Arusha | Ongoing   |   0.03 |   0    |   4.07 |
|   52 | Guatemala | Solar Traffic signalling system in Guatemala                                                         | Completed |   0    |   0.19 |   0.44 |

| 53   | Grenada                    | Setting up of IT Centre at St. George                                                                                                             | Completed                      |    0.14 |    0.00 |    0.00 |
|------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 54   | Dominican Republic         | Setting up of IT Centre                                                                                                                           | Completed                      |    0.7  |    0    |    0    |
| 55   | Maldives                   | Setting up of India-Maldives Friendship Faculty of Hospitality& Tourism Studies at Male                                                           | Completed                      |   29.96 |    0    |    0    |
| 56   | Zimbabwe                   | Development of Small &Medium Enterprises Sector in Zimbabwe                                                                                       | Completed                      |    0.19 |    0    |    0    |
| 57   | Panama                     | Setting up of Centre of Excellence in information Technology (CEIT) in Panama City                                                                | Completed                      |    0    |    0    |    1.35 |
| 58   | Costa Rica                 | Setting up of Centre of Excellence in information Technology (CEIT) in San Jose                                                                   | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    2.92 |
| 59   | Common- wealth of Dominica | Setting up of Centre of Excellence in information Technology (CEIT) in Roseau                                                                     | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    2.71 |
| 60   | Egypt and Morocco          | Setting up of Centre of Excellence in information Technology (CEIT) in Egypt and Morroco                                                          | Agreement Signed on 30.03.2016 |    0    |    0    |    0    |
| 61   | Mongolia                   | Upgradation and modernization of Rajiv Gandhi School of Production and Arts in Mongolia-Phase-II                                                  | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    7.29 |
| 62   | Palestine                  | Supply of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Equip- ment and Training Services to Vocational Training Centres in Yatta and Hebron | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    4.9  |
| 63   | Vietnam                    | Conservation and Resources of Cham Monuments at My Son                                                                                            | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    0.2  |
| 64   | Grenada                    | Construction of the Belle Vue Road Project in St. George                                                                                          | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    0.39 |
| 65   | Botswana                   | Supply of Computers, Printers and UPS.                                                                                                            | Completed                      |    1.1  |    0    |    0    |
| 66   | Botswana                   | Supply of Medical Entomolgy lab equipment                                                                                                         | Completed                      |    0    |    0.21 |    0.21 |
| 67   | Ethiopia                   | Supply of CT Scan machine                                                                                                                         | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    6.48 |
| 68   | Ghana                      | Pilot Project in agriculture sector in Ghana                                                                                                      | Ongoing                        |    0    |    1.24 |    2.84 |
| 69   | Kenya                      | Supply of 30 field ambulances                                                                                                                     | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    0.01 |
| 70   | Liberia                    | Procurement of Buses.                                                                                                                             | Completed                      |    0    |    4.57 |    4.57 |
| 71   | Liberia                    | Supply of Medical equipment                                                                                                                       | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    0.25 |
| 72   | Malawi                     | Supply of medical equipment.                                                                                                                      | Completed                      |    0    |    0    |    0    |
| 73   | Malawi                     | Supply of tractors.                                                                                                                               | Completed                      |    0    |    3.17 |    4.53 |
| 74   | Malawi                     | Supply of medicines                                                                                                                               | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    0.62 |
| 75   | Namibia                    | Supply of IT equipment                                                                                                                            | Ongoing                        |    0    |    0    |    6.75 |
| 76   | Rwanda                     | Supply of Solar photo voltaic equipment to 35 schools.                                                                                            | Completed                      |    1.81 |    0.52 |    0.26 |
| 77   | Seychelles                 | Supply of Hospital Equipment to Victoria Hospital                                                                                                 | Completed                      |    0.46 |    0    |    0    |
| 78   | Sri Lanka                  | Sri Lanka Housing Project.                                                                                                                        | Ongoing                        |  376.04 |  461.34 |  294.63 |
|      |                            | TOTAL (in Crore)                                                                                                                                  |                                | 1149.91 | 1458.41 | 1438.63 |