PMINDIA

1.

MoU on utilization of US$ 250 million Grant component of
GOI’s Assistance package for Post-earthquake reconstruction assistance

Four sectors, i.e., housing, health, education and
cultural heritage have been identified. In housing, US$ 100 million would be
utilised for construction of 50,000 houses in 14 severely earthquake affected
districts. US$ 50 million each would be utilised in health, education and
cultural heritage sectors in 31 earthquake affected districts of Nepal.

Smt. Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister

Kamal Thapa, DPM and Foreign Minister

2.

MoU on strengthening of road infrastructure in the Terai
area of Nepal

This MoU will enable speedy implementation of remaining
work on 17 Roads in Package 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Terai Road Phase-I
project, totalling 518 kms. Two roads in Package 1 totalling 87 kms have
already been completed.

Ranjit Rae, Ambassador of India

Arjun Kumar Karki, Secretary, Ministry of Physical
Transport

3.

MoU between Nepal Academy of Music and Drama and Sangeet
Natak Academy

This MoU aims to enhance relations between India and Nepal
in the field of performing arts through exchanges of experts, exponents,
dancers, scholars and intellectuals.

Helen Acharya, Secretary, Sangeet Natak Academy

Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Ambassador of Nepal

4.

Letters of Exchange on Transit Routes: (i) Transit between
Nepal and Bangladesh through Kakarbitta-Banglabandh corridor (ii)
Operationalization of Vishakhapatnam Port

i) This Exchange of Letters between India and Nepal would
result in simplification of modalities for traffic of goods between Nepal and
Bangladesh while transiting through India, through the Kakarbhitta (Nepal)
and Banglabandha (Bangladesh) corridor. ii) This Exchange of Letters would
provide for transit facilities for Nepal through the Vishakhapatnam port.

Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary
[Exchanged by Ambassador of India] Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary
[Exchanged by Ambassador of India]

Naindra Prasad Upadhyay, Commerce Secretary Naindra Prasad
Upadhyay, Commerce Secretary

5.

Letters of Exchange on Rail Transport: (i) Rail transport
to/from Vishakhapatnam (ii) Rail transit facility through Singhabad for
Nepal’s Trade with and through Bangladesh

(i) This Exchange of Letters would allow for rail
transport to and from Vishakhapatnam to Nepal. (ii) This Exchange of Letters
would help operationalise rail transit facility through Singabad in India for
Nepal’s trade with and through Bangladesh.

A.S. Upadhyay, Advisor (Traffic & Transportation),
Railway Board A.S. Upadhyay, Advisor (Traffic & Transportation), Railway
Board

A.S. Upadhyay, Advisor (Traffic & Transportation),
Railway Board A.S. Upadhyay, Advisor (Traffic & Transportation), Railway
Board

6.

Inauguration of Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line
[Initial supply of 80 MW, to be augmented to 200 MW by October 2016 and 600
MW by December 2017]

The Nepal portion of the 400 KV Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar
transmission line is being implemented by GoN, under an LoC of US$ 13.5
million. 80 MW power would flow immediately through this line, with an
initial charge of 132 KV. Thereafter, it will be augmented to 200 MW in
October 2016 at 220 KV, and then to 600 MW by December 2017 at 400 KV.

Launch by the two Prime Ministers

7.

Establishment of Eminent Persons Group

At the third meeting of the India–Nepal Joint Commission
held at Kathmandu in July 2014, it was decided to establish an Eminent
Persons Group (EPG). The EPG comprises eight members with each country
nominating four members, preferably a parliamentarian, a lawyer, an economist
and a civil society activist. The EPG has now been constituted. Its mandate
would be to comprehensively review bilateral relations and recommend measures
including institutional frameworks to further enhance bilateral ties.

Nepalese composition MP Rajan Bhattarai; Former FM Bhek
Bahadur Thapa; Former CIAA Chief Surya Nath Upadhyay; and Former Law Minister
Nilambar Acharya.

Indian composition: MP Bhagat Singh Koshyari; Former Sikkim University VC
Mahendra Lama; DG IDSA Jayant Prasad; VIF Senior Fellow B.C. Upreti