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WORLD BANK FINANCING TO INDIA: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE NOTES

DateState / SectorProject / ProgramFinancingKey Points
01 March 2024Assam – Rural ConnectivityAssam Resilient Rural Bridges Program$452 millionTo improve connectivity for 1.8 million people in rural areas, especially during extreme weather. Covers 1,739 villages; supports roads, bridges, EV logistics hubs, women-led textile and handicraft producers, and disaster-risk management.
28 June 2024India – Low Carbon EnergySecond Low-Carbon Energy Programmatic Development Policy Operation$1.5 billionSupports green hydrogen, electrolyzers, renewable energy integration, battery energy storage, and national carbon credit market. Expected to support production of 450,000 metric tons of green hydrogen and 1,500 MW electrolyzers per year from FY25/26.
31 October 2024Kerala – AgricultureKerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernization Project (KERA)$200 millionTo support 400,000 farmers through climate-smart agriculture, climate-resilient coffee, cardamom and rubber varieties, rural food parks, agribusiness SMEs, women entrepreneurs, and agri-tech startups.
25 November 2024Tripura & Nagaland – ForestsEnhancing Landscape and Ecosystem Management Project (ELEMENT)$225.5 millionTo benefit over 700,000 people in more than 400 villages. Focus on forest restoration, forest value chains, over 100,000 hectares conservation/restoration, carbon emissions avoidance, bamboo, honey, agarwood, tourism and 60,000 jobs.
12 December 2024Uttar Pradesh – AgricultureUP Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening Project (UP-AGREES)$325.10 millionTo benefit 1 million producers in Eastern UP and Bundelkhand. Focus on crop productivity, digital agriculture, climate-resilient practices, market linkages, eKCC, agri-export hub near Jewar Airport, women farmers and entrepreneurs.
07 January 2025Meghalaya – Adolescents / Education / JobsMeghalaya Multisectoral Project for Adolescent Wellbeing, Empowerment and Resilience (MPOWER)$35 millionTo support 500,000 adolescents in transition from school to work. Focus on reducing dropouts, improving reading and math skills, life skills, mental health awareness, career guidance, entrepreneurship and reproductive health awareness.
09 September 2025Tamil Nadu & Karnataka – Coastal ResilienceStrengthening Coastal Resilience and the Economy Project (SHORE)$212.64 millionTo protect coastline, reduce plastic pollution and provide jobs for 100,000 people. Supports coastal zone management, mangroves, sand dunes, coral protection, dugongs, turtles, birds, sustainable tourism and plastic waste value chains.
23 October 2025Kerala – HealthKerala Health Systems Improvement Program$280 millionTo benefit 11 million elderly and vulnerable people. Focus on resilient health systems, eHealth, cybersecurity, hypertension, diabetes, cancer screening, elderly home-based care, One Health, climate-resilient primary health facilities and trauma care.
15 January 2026West Bengal – HealthWest Bengal Health System Reform Program Operation$286 millionTo improve healthcare access for over 90 million people. Focus on NCDs, hypertension, diabetes, reproductive and maternal health, adolescent care, gender-based violence services, climate-resilient health facilities and five priority districts.
10 April 2026Rajasthan – Highways / ConnectivityRajasthan Highway Modernization Project$225 millionTo benefit over 3 million people and improve highway efficiency, safety and resilience. Upgrades and maintains about 800 km of highways, supports road safety over 250 km high-risk corridors, and pioneers India’s first Step-Up Loan.
World Bank India Projects World Bank Financing India IBRD Loans India IDA Credit India Assam Resilient Rural Bridges Program Rajasthan Highway Modernization Project Kerala Climate Resilient Agri Value Chain Modernization Project KERA Project UP AGREES Project Meghalaya MPOWER Project ELEMENT Project SHORE Project Kerala Health Systems Improvement Program West Bengal Health System Reform Program Low Carbon Energy Programmatic Development Policy Operation Green Hydrogen Mission Renewable Energy Financing Climate Resilient Agriculture Digital Agriculture Agri Export Hub Climate Smart Farming Coastal Resilience Mangrove Restoration Plastic Pollution Reduction Forest Landscape Management Nature Based Tourism Blue Economy One Health Approach NCD Management Rural Connectivity Climate Resilient Infrastructure Highway Modernization Road Safety Management Step Up Loan Program for Results Financing Public Private Partnerships Climate Finance Green Energy Transition Renewable Energy Integration Electrolyzers Battery Energy Storage Carbon Credit Market Healthcare Infrastructure Adolescent Wellbeing Skill Development Women Entrepreneurs Tribal Livelihoods Forest Based Economy Rural Development Economic Corridors Digital Health Systems Climate Adaptation Disaster Risk Management Sustainable Tourism Sustainable Infrastructure Meghalaya Education Project Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Project Tamil Nadu Coastal Project Karnataka Coastal Project Kerala Health Coverage West Bengal Healthcare Reform Assam Infrastructure Project World Bank Agriculture Support World Bank Health Sector Support World Bank Climate Projects India Infrastructure Financing Economic Development India UPSC NOTES UPSC TEST SERIES UPSC PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS UPSC TOP COACHING CENTRES UPSC BEST ONLINE CLASSES RDSIRUPSC ECONOMICS EMINENT IAS BPSC NOTES BPSC TEST SERIES BPSC
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