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Karnataka Town Works with Private Sector to Become First in India with 24/7 Water

Ilkal in the southern Indian state of Karnataka is the first town in the country to receive clean water 24/7 over its entire territory thanks to an innovative water supply project involving the private sector.
Flushing out growth in India’s desert state

Rajasthan’s economic prospects are set to rise as growth bottlenecks in its cities are cleared and public services improved.
ADB Microfinance Assistance Works. Just Ask Indian Dairy Farmer Sarvesh Chauhan

Since its first loan to India in 1986, ADB has contributed to the country's transformation through infrastructure development, financial reform, agriculture, and clean energy.
India-ADB: Partnering for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

ADB supports India’s vision of faster, inclusive, and sustainable growth. The latest country brief captures the core of ADB's operations in India and showcases select interventions that are helping the government achieve its development goals.

The Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), 2018–2022 for India aims to support the government’s goal of faster, inclusive, and sustainable growth accompanied by rapid economic transformation and job creation. The new CPS articulates ADB assistance through the three strategic pillars: boosting economic competitiveness to create more and better jobs, providing inclusive access to infrastructure networks and services, and addressing climate change and increasing climate resilience. ADB’s annual lending to India is proposed to be raised to a maximum of $4 billion to support the country’s transformation toward upper middle-income status.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2018–2020 aims to support the government’s endeavor towards achieving faster, inclusive and sustainable growth through programs supporting the provision of inclusive access to infrastructure, boosting competitiveness and job creation, and helping address climate change issues.

India is a member of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program.

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News Release 26 Sep 2018

Key Reforms to Sustain India's Growth Momentum
India is expected to grow at a healthy 7.3% in fiscal year (FY) 2018 helped by improved domestic demand, steady revival in industrial growth and reduced drag from net exports, says a new ADB report.
Infographic 26 Sep 2018

Asian Development Outlook 2018 Update: Growth Outlook
Developing Asia continues to enjoy steady growth from robust domestic demand and higher than expected prices for oil and gas exporters, but escalating trade tensions and tighter global liquidity are causes for concern in 2019.
Publication 25 Sep 2018

Infrastructure Financing in South Asia
Despite a severe shortage of infrastructure, South Asia is the fastest growing region in the world. This working paper argues that this trend cannot continue.