India and ADB sign five loans worth over US$ 2.2 billion
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed five loan agreements totalling over US$ 2.2 billion on 15 December 2025 for skilling, rooftop solar, healthcare in Assam, Chennai Metro and ecotourism in Meghalaya.
Summary
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed five loan agreements totalling over US$ 2.2 billion on 15 December 2025. The ADB loans cover the PM Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs programme (US$ 846 million), a rooftop solar programme supporting PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (US$ 650 million), the Assam State Tertiary Health Care Augmentation Project (ASTHA, US$ 398.8 million), the Chennai Metro Rail Investment Project (Tranche 2, US$ 240 million), and an integrated ecotourism and agri-livelihood project in Meghalaya (US$ 77 million). Deputy Secretary Saurabh Singh of the Department of Economic Affairs signed for India and Aarti Mehra of ADB's India Resident Mission signed for ADB.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 December 2025
- Total
- Over US$ 2.2 billion, five loans
- Largest
- Upgraded ITIs skilling programme, US$ 846 million
- Rooftop solar
- US$ 650 million (supports PM Surya Ghar)
- States
- Assam (ASTHA, US$ 398.8 million), Tamil Nadu (Chennai Metro, US$ 240 million), Meghalaya (ecotourism, US$ 77 million)
- Signatories
- Saurabh Singh (DEA); Aarti Mehra (ADB)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On 15 December 2025, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed how many loan agreements totalling over US$ 2.2 billion?
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Correct answer: C — Five
PIB 2204373: the Government of India and ADB signed agreements for five loans totalling over $2.2 billion.
Which programme received the largest loan (US$ 846 million) among the India–ADB agreements of 15 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Upgraded Industrial Training Institutes skilling programme
PIB 2204373: the PM Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs Programme got US$ 846 million, against US$ 650 million for rooftop solar, US$ 398.8 million for ASTHA and US$ 240 million for Chennai Metro.
ASTHA, one of the projects funded under the India–ADB loans signed on 15 December 2025, relates to tertiary healthcare in which State?
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Correct answer: B — Assam
PIB 2204373: ASTHA is the Assam State Tertiary Health Care Augmentation Project (US$ 398.8 million).