MoU
signed b/w India and Nepal
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MoU / Agreement
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Brief Description
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01
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MoU on utilization of US$ 250 million Grant component of GOI’s
Assistance package for Post-earthquake reconstruction assistance
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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.
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02
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MoU on strengthening of road infrastructure in the Terai area of
Nepal
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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.
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03
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MoU between Nepal Academy of Music and Drama and Sangeet Natak
Academy
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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.
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04
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Letters of Exchange on Transit Routes: (i) Transit between Nepal and
Bangladesh through Kakarbitta-Banglabandh corridor (ii) Operationalization of
Vishakhapatnam Port
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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.
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05
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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
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(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.
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06
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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]
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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.
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07
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Establishment of Eminent Persons Group
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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.
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