No contribution from other countries except India in the construction of Nalanda University
Informing a parliamentary committee the Ministry of External Affairs said that no other country except India has contributed towards the development of Nalanda University in the last three years. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between countries like India, China, Thailand, Australia and Laos for the construction of the same.“The last installment of contribution by India was released in July 2019,” said a recently presented report of the parliamentary committee on the ministry’s Demands for Grants. “There has been no contribution from any other country since August 2016,” it said.In a report titled ‘Nalanda University’, the Ministry of External Affairs told that Singapore had promised to contribute 50 lakh to 1 crore USD for the construction of the University’s library but they have not done so far. The report further stated that before August 2016, India had contributed INR 684.74 crores for the construction, China and Australia granted 1 million USD each, Thailand gave 1,32,000 USD and Laos contributed 50,000 USD.The committee was informed that the actual construction work started in May 2017 and is expected to be completed by 2021-22. “Nalanda University is an excellent institution for intellectual, philosophical and historical studies and the delay in the project completion is highly condemnable,” the committee said.
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