RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.35
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021
FOREIGN AID CONSIGNMENTS
*35 SHRI AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH:
Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the details of every foreign aid consignment received as COVID-19 relief from April 2021 till date, including the date of receipt, the quantum and nature of each consignment, and the respective donor country;
(b) the details of allocation of foreign aid so received, from February 2021 till date, including the dates and destination of such allocations especially in Bihar;
(c) the process/ formula followed to determine the allocation of these received resources, including the resource type and quantities to be distributed; and
(d) whether any foreign aid consignments are pending allocation, and if so, the details including reasons for the delay in allocation?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(DR. SUBRAHMANYAM JAISHANKAR)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 35 REGARDING "FOREIGN AID CONSIGNMENTS” FOR ANSWER ON 22.07.2021.
(a) In the fight against Covid pandemic during the second wave, materials from 52 countries has been received so far. These included various items from foreign governments, private companies, Indian associations abroad etc. The details available with Ministry of External Affairs of foreign consignments from countries from April 2021 till date is placed at APPENDIX-I.
(b) The details available with Ministry of External Affairs of foreign consignments allocated to Bihar is attached as APPENDIX 2.
(c) A dedicated Inter-Ministerial Coordination Cell in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was set for coordination, allocation and distribution of foreign COVID relief material. The allocations were done keeping in view the need and urgency in tackling the Covid second wave crisis.
(d) As on date, the Inter-Ministerial Covid Cell has completed allocation of foreign consignments.
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