India and Guyana sign ten MoUs as PM Modi holds talks with President Irfaan Ali
On 20 November 2024 at the State House in Georgetown, PM Modi held talks with Guyana's President Irfaan Ali; ten MoUs were signed during the visit.
Summary
On 20 November 2024 at the State House in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Narendra Modi held a restricted meeting and delegation-level talks with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Guyana in 56 years. Ten MoUs were signed, covering hydrocarbons, agriculture, culture, recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, supply of Jan Aushadhi (PMBJP) medicines through HLL Lifecare, CDSCO cooperation on medical products, India Stack digital solutions, an NPCI International MoU for a UPI-like payment system in Guyana, Prasar Bharati broadcasting cooperation, and an MoU between Guyana's National Defence Institute and Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat. The two leaders also took part in the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 20 Nov 2024, State House, Georgetown
- Visit
- First by an Indian PM to Guyana in 56 years
- MoUs
- Ten
- Payments
- NPCI International: UPI-like system in Guyana
- Health
- Indian Pharmacopoeia recognition; Jan Aushadhi via HLL Lifecare; CDSCO cooperation
- Defence education
- Guyana's NDI with Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat
- Also
- 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' tree planting
Practice MCQs 3 questions
PM Modi's November 2024 visit to Guyana was the first by an Indian Prime Minister in how many years?
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Correct answer: A — 56 years
PIB (PMO): this is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Guyana in 56 years.
Under an MoU signed during PM Modi's visit to Guyana, which Indian entity is to work on deploying a UPI-like real-time payment system in Guyana?
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Correct answer: D — NPCI International Payments Ltd
PIB (list of outcomes): the MoU between NPCI International Payments Ltd and Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is for enabling deployment of a UPI-like system in Guyana.
Consider the following MoUs signed during PM Modi's visit to Guyana in November 2024: 1. An MoU between HLL Lifecare Ltd and Guyana's Ministry of Health for implementing the Jan Aushadhi scheme (PMBJP). 2. An MoU between Guyana's National Defence Institute and Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (list of outcomes): both MoUs are among the ten signed during the visit.