Grant Assistance Project signed for 8.1 million Yen
2025/3/21
The Grant Contract (G/C) for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) was signed between H.E. Mr. Keiichi Ono, Ambassador of Japan to India, and Mr. Anil Kumar Bhatnagar, Director, Naujhil Integrated Rural Project for Health and Development (NIRPHAD) on 21 March 2025.
The Government of Japan offers a financial assistance scheme called the “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)” for development projects designed to meet the diverse basic human needs of people in developing countries. Since 1989, the scheme has supported relatively small-scale projects implemented by non-profit organizations such as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and educational and medical institutions, through Japanese diplomatic missions in developing countries.
The details of the project are as follows:
Project Name: The Project for the Provision of Eye Medical Equipment in Vrindavan
Recipient Organization: Naujhil Integrated Rural Project for Health and Development
Total amount of the Grant: 8.1 million Yen
In India, an estimated 4.95 million people are visually impaired, and approximately 35 million have visual disorders, primarily due to cataracts and other eye diseases. The recipient organization operates an ophthalmic hospital in Vrindavan, providing minimal to free-cost medical consultations, diagnosis, and surgeries to underprivileged patients. However, the shortage of medical equipment has resulted in unfavourable situations, such as prolonged waiting times and patients having to seek treatment or diagnosis at distant hospitals, which have caused worsening patients’ conditions in some cases.
The Government of Japan hopes this new grant project through the GGP scheme will help to reinforce the quality of living and human security of the people in India and further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between Japan and India.
The Government of Japan offers a financial assistance scheme called the “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)” for development projects designed to meet the diverse basic human needs of people in developing countries. Since 1989, the scheme has supported relatively small-scale projects implemented by non-profit organizations such as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and educational and medical institutions, through Japanese diplomatic missions in developing countries.
The details of the project are as follows:
Project Name: The Project for the Provision of Eye Medical Equipment in Vrindavan
Recipient Organization: Naujhil Integrated Rural Project for Health and Development
Total amount of the Grant: 8.1 million Yen
In India, an estimated 4.95 million people are visually impaired, and approximately 35 million have visual disorders, primarily due to cataracts and other eye diseases. The recipient organization operates an ophthalmic hospital in Vrindavan, providing minimal to free-cost medical consultations, diagnosis, and surgeries to underprivileged patients. However, the shortage of medical equipment has resulted in unfavourable situations, such as prolonged waiting times and patients having to seek treatment or diagnosis at distant hospitals, which have caused worsening patients’ conditions in some cases.
The Government of Japan hopes this new grant project through the GGP scheme will help to reinforce the quality of living and human security of the people in India and further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between Japan and India.