- the Government of India’s Rs 10,000 crore support package for Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan. The assistance includes funding for Project Tied Assistance projects, High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs), the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) and Programme Grants.
- With the approval of the 12 new projects, the total number of PTA projects under the current Five-Year Plan has risen to 82, with a cumulative outlay of Rs 6,860 crore. The newly approved projects span infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, urban development and disaster management.
- These included an Umbrella Line of Credit Agreement between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) to operationalise a concessional Rs 4,000 crore Line of Credit for energy projects in Bhutan, and a Memorandum of Understanding between AIIMS New Delhi and Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan to promote collaboration in medical research, education and training.