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INFRASTRUCTURE

Accelerating

Transportation

Systems in India

India is one of the largest committed for this and the
development partners for assistance strategy?
JICA. Can you highlight some JICA has been actively
pointers on this special interest. contributing to the improvement
We support India through of public transportation systems
ODA loans, technical cooperation in India along with the support
and grant aid. In FY18, JICA has of the Indian partners to ensure
supported more than 60 projects balanced regional and economic
in India across vital areas such as growth. JICA’s activities seek to
Japan International transport, water and sanitation, achieve accelerated development of
energy, forestry and agriculture,
Indo-Japan ties. JICA has transport
Cooperation Agency with total annual committed projects all over India, both in mega
amount of 398.4 billion Japanese
(JICA) is the world’s Yen (approximately Rs 24,16Cr) cities and in rural areas, amounting
to ODA loan of over 2,500 billion
largest bilateral India was the first recipient country Japanese Yen (approximately
of Japanese ODA loan. Since then,
INR 165,000Cr) extended since
aid agency and over 5,200 billion Japanese Yen 1982/83. JICA supports various
(approximately Rs 315,150Cr) in
India is its largest ODA loans have been committed aspects of transport, such as
formulation of masterplans,
Development Partner. for development across various assistance for introduction of
sectors. Technical Cooperation with
related technologies, construction
Katsuo Matsumoto, India started in 1966. Since then, of roads, bridges, railways and
nearly 8,300 Indian personnel have
Chief Representative, participated in training courses in metros, and more. Support to about
54 ODA Loans, two Grant Aids and
India, speaks to Japan and over 8,600 Japanese 24 Technical Cooperation projects
experts have come to India to
TrafficInfraTech offer their expertise. Grant aid has been extended for the transport
sector in India.
has also covered various areas
about JICA’s special in India including construction Delhi Metro received JICA
involvement with of hospitals and health facilities, assistance and now also
and providing equipment for
Chennai Metro. What are
India Projects educational institutions. other metro projects being
Transport and Traffic assisted with?
infrastructure is top of the list JICA has extended ODA loans
of the JICA’s focus areas for of over 1.3 trillion Japanese Yen
India. What is total amount (approximately Rs 85,000Cr) to

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