Question: India has inked $300 million loan agreement with which of the following financial institution to improve primary healthcare in urban India?
(a) World Bank
(b) National Development Bank
(c) Asian development Bank
(d) All of these
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas.
- The programme will be implemented in urban areas across 13 states: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and West Bengal.
BY: AMIT GUPTA