Lok Sabha Question No. 2094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Projects Supported by India in Foreign Countries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Balram Naik Porika, Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2094

## ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2025

## PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY INDIA IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

## 2094. SHRI BALRAM NAIK PORIKA

## SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI

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

(a) the details of infrastructure projects proposed, under construction and presently functional, along with their objectives and tentative timelines for completion of ongoing works year-wise, country-wise;

(b) the current status of major infrastructure projects being funded or supported by India in neighbouring countries under various bilateral and regional cooperation frameworks, the details of financial commitments, disbursements, and progress made during the last three years, projectwise;

(c)   the   amount   of   funds   allocated,   released   and   utilised   for   these infrastructure   projects   during   the   last   five   years,   country-wise   and project-wise;

(d) whether any delays, cost overruns, or implementation challenges have been reported, if so, the details thereof;

(e)   the   steps   being   taken   to   ensure   timely   completion   and   effective monitoring of these projects; and

(f) the details of employment generated, revenue or economic activity supported,   and   the   overall   public   perception   of   India's   development partnership initiatives in these regions?

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

## (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a to f): Development cooperation has been an important component of India's   engagement   with   partner   countries.   India   as   part   of   its engagement   with   the   Global   South   has   undertaken   a   number   of development projects through Government of India supported Lines of Credit, Concessional Finance Scheme, and Grant-in-Aid. The projects cover a wide range of sectors such as water, power, railways, roads, agriculture, education and healthcare, etc. A large number of projects have already been completed; remaining are under various stages of implementation.

Details of major development projects financed through Lines of Credit, Concessional Finance Scheme and Grant-in-Aid are placed at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

The details of   Government   of   India's   Aid   budget   to   various   partner countries over the last 5 years may be seen at Annexure-IV.

Timelines for projects are based on consultation with host governments and the local ground situation. Every effort is made to implement projects expeditiously, in close consultation with the host Governments. Regular project review meetings are held with all stakeholders.

India's development partnership is based on a consultative and demanddriven model, focused on addressing the needs and aspirations of its partner countries. These projects have created a multiplier effect on the social and economic infrastructure in these countries, and have enabled them to move ahead on their  development trajectory. Many of  these projects have also served as enablers for 'Make-in-India' initiative; and have facilitated the process of Indian industry going global.

| Annexure-I   | Annexure-I         | Annexure-I                                                                                       | Annexure-I                  |
|--------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sr. No.      | Government Country | of India-supported Lines of Project Name                                                         | Credit Implementation Stage |
| 1.           | Bangladesh         | Infrastructure Development for Power Evacuation Facilities of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant        | Under Implementation        |
| 2.           | Bangladesh         | Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line Project                                                             | Completed                   |
| 3.           | Congo R.           | Setting up a Greenfield 600 TPD Rotary Kiln Cement Plant Project                                 | Under Implementation        |
| 4.           | Burundi            | 20 MW Hydro-electric Project in Kabu                                                             | Completed                   |
| 5.           | Cameroon           | Cassava Plantation Project                                                                       | Completed                   |
| 6.           | Guyana             | East Bank-East Coast Road linkage project- Phase I                                               | Completed                   |
| 7.           | Kenya              | Power Transmission Lines and Substation Project                                                  | Completed                   |
| 8.           | Maldives           | Addu City Development project [Reclamation and Road works]                                       | Completed                   |
| 9.           | Maldives           | Hanimaadhoo International Airport                                                                | Completed                   |
| 10.          | Maldives           | Gan International Airport                                                                        | Under Implementation        |
| 11.          | Maldives           | Greater Male Connectivity Project (funded through both Lines of Credit and Grant-in-Aid)         | Under Implementation        |
| 12.          | Maldives           | Water & Sewerage Sector Projects in Maldives                                                     | Completed                   |
| 13.          | Mauritius          | Forensic Science Lab                                                                             | Under Implementation        |
| 14.          | Mauritius          | Metro Express Project (Phase I, II & III) (funded through both Lines of Credit and Grant-in-Aid) | Completed                   |
| 15.          | Mongolia           | Construction of Crude Oil Refinery Project                                                       | Under Implementation        |

|   16. | Myanmar   | Transmission Line and Substation project                                                                                       | Completed            |
|-------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|    17 | Nepal     | Upgrading/Improvement of Kaligandaki Corridor, Gaidakot- Rampur-Pipaldanda Road Project in Nepal                               | Completed            |
|    18 | Nepal     | Housing Project - IIIrd tranche                                                                                                | Completed            |
|    19 | Nepal     | Koshi Corridor Transmission Line Project                                                                                       | Under Implementation |
|    20 | Sri Lanka | Upgrading railway track from Maho-Anuradapura-Omanthai                                                                         | Completed            |
|    21 | Tanzania  | Extension of Lake Victoria Pipeline to Tabora, Igunga and Nzega                                                                | Completed            |
|    22 | Tanzania  | Construction and Execution of the works related to Rehabilitation and Improvement of water supply scheme in Zanzibar, Tanzania | Completed            |
|    23 | Tanzania  | Construction of water supply schemes in various towns of Tanzania Mainland                                                     | Under Implementation |
|    24 | Togo      | 161 KV Power Transmission Line and associated Substations                                                                      | Completed            |
|    25 | Zimbabwe  | Upgradation of Deka Pumping station and River Water Intake System                                                              | Completed            |

| Annexure-II   | Annexure-II              | Annexure-II                                  | Annexure-II                               |
|---------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Major Sr. No. | Project financed Country | under the Concessional Project Name          | Finance Scheme (CFS) Implementation Stage |
| 1             | Bangladesh               | 2 x 660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant | Completed                                 |

| Annexure-III   | Annexure-III   | Annexure-III                                             | Annexure-III               |
|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sr. No.        | Country        | Project Name                                             | Implementation Stage       |
| 1.             | Bangladesh     | Akhaura-Agartala Railway Link                            | Completed                  |
| 2.             | Bangladesh     | India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline                     | Completed                  |
| 3.             | Bhutan         | Punatsangchhu-I HEP                                      | Under Implementation       |
| 4.             | Bhutan         | Punatsangchhu-II HEP                                     | All six units commissioned |
| 5.             | Bhutan         | Mangdechhu HEP                                           | Completed                  |
| 6.             | Nepal          | Motihari Amlekhgunj Petroleum Products Pipeline          | Completed                  |
| 7.             | Nepal          | Motihari Amlekhgunj Petroleum Products Pipeline Phase II | Completed                  |
| 8.             | Nepal          | National Police Academy                                  | Under Implementation       |
| 9.             | Nepal          | Integrated Check Post, Birgunj, Nepal                    | Completed                  |
| 10.            | Nepal          | Integrated Check Post, Bhairahawa, Nepal                 | Under Implementation       |
| 11.            | Nepal          | Integrated Check Post, Nepalgunj, Nepal                  | Completed                  |
| 12.            | Nepal          | Integrated Check Post, Biratnagar, Nepal                 | Completed                  |
| 13.            | Nepal          | Integrated Check Post, DodharaChandani, Nepal            | Under Implementation       |
| 14.            | Nepal          | Terai Roads Project                                      | Completed                  |

|   15. | Nepal                                                                          | Jayanagar-Bardibas Cross Border Rail Link                                                                                   | Under Implementation   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|    16 | Nepal Jogbani-Biratnagar Cross Border Rail Link                                | Under                                                                                                                       | Implementation         |
|    17 | Nepal Nepal Bharat Maitri Polytechnic Institute, Hetauda                       |                                                                                                                             | Under Implementation   |
|    18 | Maldives National College for Policing and Law Enforcement in Maldives (NCPLE) |                                                                                                                             | Completed              |
|    19 | Mauritius                                                                      | Civil Service College (Construction)                                                                                        | Completed              |
|    20 | Mauritius                                                                      | Mediclinic in Mauritius                                                                                                     | Completed              |
|    21 | Myanmar                                                                        | Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project                                                                               | Under Implementation   |
|    22 | Myanmar                                                                        | Myanmar Institute of Information Technology (MIIT)                                                                          | Completed              |
|    23 | Myanmar                                                                        | India Myanmar Centre for Enhancement of IT Skills (IMCEITS)                                                                 | Under Implementation   |
|    24 | Myanmar                                                                        | Establishment of Advance Centre of Agriculture Research and Education (ACARE) at Nay Pyi Taw                                | Completed              |
|    25 | Myanmar                                                                        | Construction/Upgradation of Kalewa-Yargi Road Section of the Trilateral Highway, Myanmar                                    | Under Implementation   |
|    26 | Myanmar                                                                        | Construction of 69 Bridges including approach roads on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa (TKK) Section of Trilateral Highway, Myanmar | Under Implementation   |
|    27 | Sri Lanka                                                                      | Indian Housing Project Phase-III & IV                                                                                       | Under Implementation   |
|    28 | Sri Lanka                                                                      | Jaffna Cultural Centre                                                                                                      | Completed              |

| Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                | Annexure - IV                                |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) | Details of Funds Utilization (in INR crores) |
|                                              | 2020-21                                      | 2020-21                                      | 2021-22                                      | 2021-22                                      | 2022-23                                      | 2022-23                                      | 2023-24                                      | 2023-24                                      | 2024-25                                      | 2024-25                                      |
| Aid to Countries                             | Allocated                                    | Released                                     | Allocated                                    | Released                                     | Allocated                                    | Released                                     | Allocated                                    | Released                                     | Allocated                                    | Released                                     |
| Nepal                                        | 880                                          | 879.10                                       | 550                                          | 446.42                                       | 425                                          | 434.27                                       | 650                                          | 657.38                                       | 700                                          | 701.62                                       |
| Bhutan                                       | 1650.96                                      | 1558.52                                      | 1274.64                                      | 1646.56                                      | 1779.28                                      | 1763.1                                       | 722.3                                        | 720.1                                        | 1673.7                                       | 1675.4                                       |
| Myanmar                                      | 350                                          | 347.05                                       | 600                                          | 598.25                                       | 500                                          | 454.62                                       | 355                                          | 352.96                                       | 410                                          | 410.82                                       |
| Maldives                                     | 159.28                                       | 160.19                                       | 260                                          | 246.09                                       | 400                                          | 183.16                                       | 770.90                                       | 832.83                                       | 480                                          | 480.26                                       |
| African Countries                            | 225                                          | 226.27                                       | 200                                          | 141.91                                       | 160                                          | 153.31                                       | 180                                          | 184.71                                       | 200                                          | 201.82                                       |
| Eurasian Countries                           | 45                                           | 45.42                                        | 100                                          | 83.95                                        | 65                                           | 54.75                                        | 28.69                                        | 28.75                                        | 24                                           | 24.13                                        |
| Afghanistan                                  | 350                                          | 348.82                                       | 200                                          | 166.36                                       | 350                                          | 279.37                                       | 220                                          | 207.26                                       | 44                                           | 42.43                                        |
| Mauritius                                    | 650                                          | 652.07                                       | 900                                          | 839.15                                       | 575                                          | 568.08                                       | 345                                          | 358.87                                       | 576                                          | 580.10                                       |
| Bangladesh                                   | 176                                          | 177.97                                       | 300                                          | 219.53                                       | 170                                          | 133.88                                       | 145                                          | 152.09                                       | 59.55                                        | 59.15                                        |
| Indo-Pacific Co- operation                   | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 51.45                                        | 0                                            |
| Mongolia                                     | 0.58                                         | 0.48                                         | 2                                            | 0                                            | 2.50                                         | 0                                            | 4                                            | 3.45                                         | 8.25                                         | 8.30                                         |
| Sri Lanka                                    | 75                                           | 44.8                                         | 50                                           | 48.55                                        | 75                                           | 126.04                                       | 100                                          | 119.37                                       | 315                                          | 317.41                                       |
| Other Developing Countries                   | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 83                                           | 77.91                                        |
| LAC countries                                | 22                                           | 11.77                                        | 55                                           | 37.69                                        | 7                                            | 2.79                                         | 50                                           | 51.13                                        | 90                                           | 91.60                                        |

| Seychelles                   |      90 |   90.28 |      20 |   18.46 |    6.45 |    6.05 |    5.50 |    6.18 |      30 |   28.83 |
|------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Quad Co- operation           |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    1.4  |    0    |
| Tech Infrastructure Projects |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    2.5  |    2.46 |
| Total                        | 4673.82 | 4542.74 | 4511.64 | 4492.92 | 4515.23 | 4159.42 | 3576.39 | 3675.08 | 4748.85 | 4702.24 |

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