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Overall External Assistance

External assistance is made available by various multilateral and bilateral agencies to India through loans and grants. World Bank extends assistance through its concessional lending window - International Development Agency (IDA) and market based lending through International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also market based. These form the principal source of multilateral external assistance to India. The significant bilateral sources offering external assistance include Japan, Germany and United Kingdom.

Details of overall external assistance on Government and non Government accounts from all multilateral and bilateral sources during the last 5 years may be seen in Table 1.

Table 1: Overall external assistance

(Rs. Crore)

Note:  Figures of authorisation and utilisation include Loans and Grants on both Government and Non-Government Accounts.

Source: Economic Survey 2006-07/Aid Accounts & Audit Division, DEA