India plans Rs 1.5K crore stimulus for Bhutan

Discussed during Foreign Secy’s visit

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Updated At : 02:17 PM Jul 21, 2024 IST

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New Delhi, July 20

India has agreed to consider a proposal by Bhutan seeking an upfront payout of Rs 1,500 crore as part of an “economic stimulus package”.

Discussions on the matter happened during the two-day (July 19-20) visit by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Bhutan, where he met his counterpart Aum Pema Choden. The two co-chaired the 3rd India-Bhutan Development Cooperation talks. The MEA said “the Indian side agreed to positively consider frontloading the full amount of Rs 1,500 crore for the stimulus package”.

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