Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid Project in the amount of 1 Billion Yen conducted

2020/8/31
On August 31, Mr. SUZUKI Satoshi, Ambassador of Japan to India, and Dr. C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, exchanged Notes in New Delhi, concerning the provision of Grant Aid towards a project in India, under Japan’s ODA scheme, namely, “The Economic and Social Development Programme”.
 
Details of the project are as follows:
 
“The Economic and Social Development Programme”
Implementing Organization: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Total amount of the Grant: 1 billion Japanese Yen
 
This programme will provide Oxygen Generators to Government of India. Oxygen Generators can be employed for the treatment of COVID-19 patients under critical conditions. This programme will lead to the strengthening of India’s infectious disease countermeasures, as well as her health and medical systems.
 
 
It is expected that this Grant Aid will lead to reinforcing the fight against infectious diseases including COVID-19, in India, and contribute towards further strengthening of the friendship and cooperation between Japan and India.

 
                           Ambassador Suzuki                                                                  Dr. Mohapatra