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Poorest States Inclusive Growth Programme
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-114293 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £36,399,507To enhance economic value generated for the poor as producers, consumers and employees by investing in impact enterprises. This will benefit up to 30 enterprises and generate employment incomes of at least £10m.To ensure poor and vulnerable people in low income states (especially women) benefit from economic growth through better access to financial services, and investing in private sector projects that will benefit the poor as producers, consumers and employers. This will benefit 12 million low income households with improved access to financial services and upto 30 enterprises in attracting additional investments worth £56 million.
3IE-To Promote More Rigorous and Systematic Assessment of the Impact of Development Policies and Programmes
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-200135 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £40,706,194This investment in impact evaluation is part of DFID's overall strategy on results to strengthen independent evaluation and stimulate the production of public goods inherent to impact evaluation studies. There are potentially strong links in how we do this to DFID's work in Africa and Research programmes
Aid-related frontline diplomacy in support of aid flows to India
Reporting Organisation: UK - Foreign & Commonwealth Office Project Identifier: GB-GOV-3-362103-IND Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £19,134,701Project facilitation costs covering planning, implementation and resources as part of ODA projects in India
Au Financiers
Reporting Organisation: CDC Group PLC Project Identifier: GB-COH-03877777-F304801 Activity Status: Implementation Budget: Not ProvidedA debt investment by CDC to Au Financiers (AuF). AuF is a non-bank finance company (NBFC) in India. Au Financiers lends to the low income section of the population farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs who otherwise would find it almost impossible to obtain a loan from 'traditional' banks asthey do not have proper documentation.
India: Infrastructure Policy Fund
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-203908 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £1,000,000To help the Government of India to improve the policy and regulatory framework, and to create financing solutions for infrastructure projects, including by leveraging foreign investment in infrastructure. This will lead to at least 8 Public Private Partenrship studies to enhance leveraging of private investment in the sector.
Rainbow Healthcare
Reporting Organisation: CDC Group PLC Project Identifier: GB-COH-03877777-F305401 Activity Status: Implementation Budget: Not ProvidedAn equity investment by CDC into Rainbow Healthcare a paediatric hospital chain treating some 300,000 patients. Infant and maternal mortality rates are high, and Indias current paediatric hospitals cover less than 10 per cent of the estimated requirement. The health sector is a large employment creator. The investment will help Rainbow to grow it's current number of employees by four times(from 1,000 people) over the course of the investment.
Bihar Agriculture Growth and Reform Initiative (BAGRI)
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-204135 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £9,999,999To significantly improve the performance of the agriculture sector in Bihar by improving access to markets for identified agriculture and horticulture products, access to finance, knowledge and technology, and institutional capacity for market regulation. This will reflect higher private sector investment, higher production and higher price realisation by 1,00,000 farmers.
Innovative Ventures & Technologies for Development (INVENT)
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-202927 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £37,544,102To encourage innovation amongst the private sector by provision of investment capital and business development services worth £27 m to innovative enterprises in low income states of India and £11m for enterprises in developing countries by 2019. This will contribute to MDGs by benefitting 1 million individuals with improved access to affordable and efficient services in the Low Income States of India and Developing Countries.
Skills for Jobs programme
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-202865 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £5,795,474To increase and strengthen vocational training capacity by improving access and quality of skills training in India. This will lead to directly or indirectly support 1 million people with quality training by 2022.
India: Affordable Housing in Poor States
Reporting Organisation: Department for International Development Project Identifier: GB-1-202867 Activity Status: Implementation Total Budget: £42,022,883The project, in partnership with National Housing Bank, will stimulate the growth of the affordable housing market by providing loans to build 17,000 housing units and 10,000 home loans for low income families. This will result in 27,000 construction jobs for the poorest people in low income states in India by 2020. This programme is predominantly in the form of Development Capital Investment, which generates a return to the UK. The technical assistance will support policy and system strengthening for the scetor as well as promote innovative models and technologies.