(a) the amount of loan taken by the Government from Asian Development Bank (ADB) during each of the last three years;
(b) the States which have been benefited by the ADB loan during those years;
(c) whether the ADB loan assistance for the coming four year has been finalized; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the States which are going to be benefited from the ADB loan?
SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM – MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE
(a) & (b) : The total amount of ADB loans to India during Calendar Years (CY) 2002,2003 and 2004 was USD 1.16, 1.43 and 1.2 billion respectively. The States in which projects were taken up with ADB loan financing during these years were West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to Central projects.
(c) & (d) : The Country Strategy and Programme Mission (CSP) of the Asian Development Bank finalized the tentative assistance programme of the CY 2005-07. The loans likely to be taken up will include the States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, North Eastern States, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, West Bengal and Kerala.