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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India signs USD ____ loan agreement with World Bank to help treat and eliminate Tuberculosis from the country.
A
400M
B
350M
C
410M
D
500M
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India signs a Loan Agreement worth US$ 400 Million with the World Bank to help Treat and Eliminate Tuberculosis from India; The World Bank supported Program will cover Nine State in the country to achieve the target of eliminating TB by 2025.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) of India is geared to meet the ambitious goal pronounced by the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ending the TB epidemic by 2025 from the country, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Bank Approves $750 Million Loan to India to Catalyze Private Financing and Support Economic Growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -WASHINGTON, DC, September, 21, 2022 - The World Bank’s Executive Board of Directors today approved a $350 million loan to the western Indian state of Gujarat to improve the quality and access of its public healthcare services, with special focus on adolescent girls and disease surveillance.

Detailed explanation-5: -The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), previously known as Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), aims to strategically reduce TB burden in India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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