Foreign Ministry concludes allotting India’s MVR 100 mil grant

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, announced three further projects under the MVR 100 million grant that was provided by the Government of India to the Maldives for socio-economic development, thereby drawing a conclusion to the distribution of funding.

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India's Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj (L) signs the Guest Book at the Maldives' Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PHOTO/FOREIGN MINISTRY

2019-06-05 15:02:08

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, announced three further projects under the MVR 100 million grant that was provided by the Government of India to the Maldives for socio-economic development, thereby drawing a conclusion to the distribution of funding.

According to the ministry, projects for which the grant allocations were made, across various islands, were all requests that were made to the president during weekly meetings held with the island councils, on official visits made to the islands during both elections as well as those brought to his attention from ministries and other authorities owing to increased urgency.

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