AnyTV News What work did USAid give funds in India? Finance Ministry statement came out

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The Finance Ministry made a statement on USAd.

New Delhi: The role of USAID in influencing Indian elections is very much discussed these days. Meanwhile, the recent annual report of the Finance Ministry has revealed that the agency has funded seven $ 75 million projects in 2023-24. According to the Finance Ministry’s annual report of 2023-24, “Currently USAID is implementing seven budgets of a total budget of about $ 75 million in partnership with the Government of India.” The report said that FY 2023-24 said that FY 2023-24 For the US International Development Agency (USAID), a total of $ 9.7 million (about 825 crore rupees) has been given under seven projects.

Fund for seven projects

The Department of Economic Affairs under the Finance Ministry has also shared details of funded projects in 2023-24 in the report. The Department of Economic Affairs is the nodal department for bilateral financing system. During this year, no funds were provided to increase voting voting, but agricultural and food security programs; Water, hygiene and health (wash); Renewable energy; Funds were provided for projects related to disaster management and health. Apart from this, it was said that funds were provided for Sustainable Forest and Climate Adaptation Program and Energy Efficiency Technology Commercialization and Innovation Project.

Musk raises the issue of USAD

India began in the US bilateral development assistance 1951 and is mainly administered through USAd. Since its debut, USAd has provided financial assistance of over $ 17 billion to India in various fields for more than 555 projects. The political dispute in the country started in the same month when DOGE, led by billionaire industrialist Alan Musk, claimed that it had canceled a $ 2.1 million grant to India to ‘influence the voter’. US President Donald Trump also repeatedly claimed that under the previous administration led by Biden, the USAd had allocated India a $ 2.1 million funding to ‘affect the voter’. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that the information given by the Trump administration is ‘worrisome’ and the government is looking at it. (Input-PTI)