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ADB approves $1.5 bn loan to India for Covid response

By IANS | Updated: April 28, 2020 15:55 IST

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $1.5 billion loan to the Government of India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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per cent of the package is in the form of direct social assistance and protection to the poor and vulnerable, including women, it added.

( With inputs from IANS )

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