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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 from Country Offices 18 Sep 2018

ADB Disburses $150 Million Financing to Chola to Improve Credit Access for MSMEs in India
ADB has completed the disbursement of a $150 million debt financing to Chola to help micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in India have better access to finance and expand financial inclusion in the country.
Publication 17 Sep 2018

Toward Resilient Kolkata: Introducing India’s First Comprehensive City-Level Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System
This publication describes India’s first comprehensive city-level flood forecasting and early warning system in Kolkata.
Publication 04 Sep 2018

Central Banking, Climate Change, and Green Finance
Central banks are in a powerful position to support the development of green finance models and enforce adequate pricing of environmental and carbon risk by financial institutions.