China grants RMB 150 million to Nepal Army for the purpose of humanitarian and disaster relief management in 2019
Commitment amount
$ 24543002.310774148
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 24543002.31
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Nepal
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In 2018, China and Nepal began talking about a potential grant. On October 20, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Ishwar Pokhrel held bilateral talks with China's State Councillor and Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe in Beijing. During this meeting, Pokhrel and Wei signed an agreement whereby China will provide an assistance of RMB 150 million (around Rs 2.53 billion) to Nepal Army over a period of 3 years for the purpose of humanitarian and disaster relief equipment.
Additional details
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Nepali Army (NA) (Gorkhali Army) (Royal Nepali Army) [Government Agency]