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Trump has been questioning the funding being given by this institution in the last few days.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he was avoiding 1600 employees of USAID, which provides help abroad.
Apart from this, the rest of the employees are being sent to the paid leave. That is, they will not come to work but they will continue to get salary.
Only a few leaders and highly essential staffes in the world will be kept in the USAID (US Agency for International Development).
This is the same institution that gave a funding of Rs 182 crore to increase voter turnout during elections in India. Trump has raised questions five times a week.
10 days ago, Ilon Musk’s DOGE department closed 15 other funding being offered worldwide, including funding being given to India.
Central Government Bid- USAID made project funds worth 6.5 thousand crores in the country
Here, the latest report of India’s Finance Ministry has revealed that USAid had funded seven projects from Rs 6,505 crore between 2023-2024. These projects are working in the country in the partnership of the Government of India.
It has also been told in this report that USAID had said to give a fund of about Rs 825 crore in FY 2023-2024 for these seven projects.
Under the Finance Ministry, the Department of Economic Affairs in its report shared the details of the projects funded in 2023-24. During this time no funding was done to increase the voter turnout.
Projects for which funding were funded are associated with agricultural and food security programs, water, cleaning and hygiene, renewable energy, disaster management and health.
Development funding between America-India continues from 1951
America’s bilateral development assistance began in 1951 for India. It is mainly sent via USAID. Since its commencement, USAID has provided financial assistance of more than Rs 1.47 lakh crore for more than 555 projects in India.
Trump raised the issue of election funding for the fifth consecutive day
At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Washington DC, Trump spoke on the electoral funding being given from the US in India for the fifth consecutive day. Trump said, ‘Why funding to help in elections in India? Why don’t we return to the old paper ballot system and let them help in our elections? … They do not need money. ‘
On funding of Rs 250 crore in Bangladesh, he said that he is being given to strengthen politics and help them, so that he can vote for a radical leftist communist. You should see who they supported.
