New Delhi, 1 February: According to the information given in the Union Budget, Bhutan has the highest assistance given by India to any country in the form of grants and loans.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the final and interim budget of the second term of the Modi government.
According to the information given after this, according to the revised estimates for the financial year 2023-24, the Government of India has provided Rs 6,541.79 crore to foreign governments. This includes Rs 4,927.43 crore as grant and Rs 1,614.36 crore as loan. This figure is higher than the budget estimate of Rs 5,848.58 crore for 2023-24.
According to the information given in the budget of the Finance Ministry, Bhutan has been given the maximum assistance of Rs 2398.97 crore (loan of Rs 1614.36 crore). After this comes the name of Maldives. Rs 770.90 crore has been given to this maritime neighbor Maldives.
After this, Rs 650 crore was given to Nepal, Rs 370 crore to Myanmar, Rs 330 crore to Mauritius, Rs 220 crore to Afghanistan, Rs 130 crore to Bangladesh, Rs 60 crore to Sri Lanka, Rs 9.91 crore to Seychelles and Rs 5 crore to Mongolia. .
