In a move supporting Nepal in its humanitarian efforts, the Indian Government issued a new grant that supports Nepal Government in its earthquake reconstruction activity.<\/p>\n
The Government of India presented a Rs 2.1 billion grant to Nepal as a reimbursement to the first tranche of private housing reconstruction grant it promised to the Himalayan nation under cooperation for post-earthquake reconstruction projects.<\/p>\n
This grant would be supporting 42,086 beneficiaries awaiting housing support in Gorkha and Nuwakot districts of Nepal.<\/p>\n
In its release, the Indian Government also informed that it has been collaborating with UNDP and UN Office for Project Services<\/a> to ensure socio-technical support to housing beneficiaries in those districts.<\/p>\n The latest move by Indian Government follows the MoU that the two countries had signed on February 20, 2016.<\/p>\n As part of the agreement, Indian Government had agreed to support Nepal<\/a> in its post-earthquake reconstruction housing activity by providing USD 100 million grant towards rebuilding 50,000 private houses in the aforementioned districts.<\/p>\n Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over the grant to the Finance Secretary Rajan Khanal at an event in Kathmandu on July 27, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a move supporting Nepal in its humanitarian efforts, the Indian Government issued a new grant…<\/span><\/p>\n