ADB to give $100 million loan for skill development programme in Meghalaya

The project is Asian Development Bank's first loan in India focusing on boosting education and skills.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will provide $100 million loan for vocational and educational training to youths in Meghalaya.

“The ADB and the Government of India signed an agreement for a $100 million loan for Meghalaya, aimed at enhancing the employability of the state’s youth through improvements in secondary education and vocational skills training programmes,” ADB said in a statement.

The project — Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya — is ADB’s first loan in India focusing on boosting education and skills, it said. ADB said a technical assistance grant of additional $2 million by Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction will also be associated with this loan to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations and related state government departments.

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