Wednesday, April 3, 2013

ADB loan of $252-million for continued improvement of rural roads in five States

India made an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for continued improvement of rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. India will $252-million loan from ADB under the ‘rural connectivity investment programme. It is a part of $800 million financing facility under the ‘rural connectivity investment programme which aims to 3,461 km of all-weather rural roads in these States.

The first tranche of the loan, expected to be completed in December 2015 from the ADB’s ordinary capital resources, has a 25-year term, including a grace period of five years, a commitment charge of 0.15 per cent per year and an interest rate to be determined in accordance with the Manila-based institution’s LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) -based lending facility.

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