<h1>UK Ends New Financial Aid to India, Ongoing Projects to Wrap by 2015; Technical Support in Low-Income States Continues.</h1> Under the India-UK Development Cooperation Programme, the UK provided financial aid of Rs. 1689.42 crore for Indian government sector programmes during 2011-12 and Rs. 204.45 crore up to October 2012. The UK announced on November 9, 2012, that no new financial aid grants would be made to India, but ongoing programmes will be completed by 2015. Technical assistance and Pro-poor Private Sector Development Initiatives in eight low-income Indian states will continue. The UK's financial contribution to India's GDP over the last four years was approximately 0.036%, so its discontinuation is unlikely to significantly impact the Indian economy.