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MEA gets Rs 22,118 cr in Union Budget for 2026-27
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....EA gets Rs 22,118 cr in Union Budget for 2026-27<BR>Budget<BR>Dated:- 1-2-2026<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Bhutan was on Sunday allocated the largest share of Rs 2,288 crore as development aid in the Union Budget for 2026-27 followed by Rs 800 crore to Nepal and Rs 550 crore each to the Maldives and Mauritius. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was allocated a total of Rs 22,118 crore a....
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....s against current fiscal's budget estimate of Rs 20,516 crore and revised estimate of Rs 21,742 crore. For the next fiscal, the allocation for Bangladesh has been pegged at Rs 60 crore. While the budget allocation to Bangladesh for 2025-26 was Rs 120 crore, the revised estimate put the amount at Rs 34.48 crore as ties between the two sides remained frosty. In a departure from last few years, n....
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....o allocation has been made for the Chabahar port project. In the budget last year, an amount of Rs 100 crore was set aside for the Chabahar port project and the amount increased to Rs 400 crore in the revised estimate. The total overseas development partnership portfolio for 2025-26 has been pegged at Rs 6,997 crore which is little over 31 per cent of the allocation made to the MEA. Interestin....
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....gly, out of the total allocation under the overseas development partnership portfolio, Rs 4,548 crore has been earmarked for immediate neighbours. The amount is expected to be spent towards implementation of a variety of initiatives ranging from large infrastructure projects such as hydroelectric plants, power transmission lines, housing, roads, and bridges to small-scale grass-roots level commu....
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....nity development projects, according to officials. As per revised estimates for 2025-26, Bhutan was allocated an amount of Rs 1,950 crore. In continuation with India's special relationship with the people of Afghanistan, an allocation of Rs 150 crore has been made to that country. The allocation to Afghanistan for 2025-26 was Rs 100 crore. While Sri Lanka has been allocated Rs 400 crore, an ....
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....amount of Rs 300 crore has been set aside for Myanmar. The total assistance for Latin American countries in the budget for 2026-27 has been pegged at Rs 120 crore. PTI MPB KVK KVK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....