India and Afghanistan ink 11 MoUs over various projects
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NEW DELHI - India and Afghanistan link have further cemented the close cooperation in the field of development partnership by signing 11 Memorandum o Understanding (MoUs) for people-centric projects, according to a statement on Monday.
These projects come under the ambit of community based Small Development Projects (SDP) which are aimed at building capacities and capabilities of Afghan nationals and institutions for governance and delivery of public service, developing socio-economic infrastructure, securing and promoting livelihood options.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah presided over the signing ceremony at Sapedar Palace between Government of India, Ministry of Economy (GoIRA) and various implementing Ministries such as Ministries of Higher Education link; Energy and Water; Public Health link; Justice; Rural Rehabilitation and Development etc.
According to a statement from the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Projects under the eleven MoUs signed today were related to the construction ofclassrooms, building of orphanages, health clinics, canal protection walls, retaining walls and also enhancing of economic opportunities for women link.
These 11 MoUs are in the following provinces of Afghanistan – Balkh, Ghor link, Herat, Kabul, Bamyan, Badghis and Kapisa.
Since 2001, India has undertaken projects and programs for over USD 2 billion in Afghanistan.
