Lok Sabha Question No. 3074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Support to Afghanistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3074 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN

3074. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of money invested by India in Afghanistan during the past three years, year-wise and project-wise;
- (b) the  funds  committed  to  be  spent  in  Afghanistan  in  the  next  five years, year-wise; and
- (c) the details of any other kind of support provided to Afghanistan by India and funds earmarked for the purpose in the current fiscal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      The year-wise expenditure incurred on assistance to Afghanistan in the last three years is as under:

(Rupees in Crore)

|   S.No. | Year    |   Plan expenditure |   Non-Plan expenditure |   Total |
|---------|---------|--------------------|------------------------|---------|
|       1 | 2012-13 |               5    |                 485.96 |  490.96 |
|       2 | 2013-14 |              33.81 |                 551.5  |  585.31 |
|       3 | 2014-15 |              61.55 |                 661.97 |  723.52 |

- (b) The above expenditure was incurred on the following completed or ongoing development cooperation projects:
- (i)  Construction  of  220  kV  Transmission  Line  from  Pul-e-Khumri  to Kabul including 220/110 kV sub-station at Kabul and two additional sub stations at Doshi and Charikar, (ii) Reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Power Project (42 MW) in Herat Province, (iii)  Construction  of  Parliament  building  in  Kabul,  (iv)  Supply  of Medical equipment to Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Kabul

and  assistance  for  health  services  in  Afghanistan,  (v)  Donation  of 1000  Buses  and  500  Tractors,   (vi)  About  200  Small  Development Projects  (SDP)  in  Afghanistan,  (vii)  Donation  of  1.1  million  MT  of wheat to Afghanistan, (viii) Restoration of Stor Palace in Kabul, (ix) Scholarship Scheme  for  1000  Afghan  students  every  year for pursuing  undergraduate  and  higher  studies  in  India,  (x)  Fellowship programme for Afghan students through Indian Council of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  for  courses  in  various  agricultural universities  and  institutes  in  India,  (xi)  Cooperation  for  Mining Institute  in  Afghanistan,  (xii)  Setting  up  an  Agriculture  University (ANASTU)  in  Kandahar,  (xiii)  Capacity  building  programmes  for Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) personnel and Afghan civil servants in India, and (xiv) Medical treatment for ANDSF personnel in India. (c) India's engagement in reconstruction and development cooperation with Afghanistan is ongoing. Actual volume of assistance to Afghanistan in  the  coming  financial  years  will  depend  on  budget  allocation,  and specific  requests  from  the  Afghan  authorities.  India  is  committed  to assisting Afghanistan in all possible ways in the latter's ongoing political, security and economic transitions.

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