List of Agreements and MOUs exchanged during the State Visit of Prime Minister of to (February 20, 2016) February 20, 2016

Sl. Signatory from the Signatory from the MoU/Agreement Brief description No. Indian side Nepalese side 1. MoU on utilization of Four sectors, i.e., housing, Smt. Sushma Kamal Thapa, DPM US$ 250 million Grant health, education and cultural Swaraj, External and Foreign Minister component of GOI’s heritage have been identified. Affairs Minister Assistance package for In housing, US$ 100 million Post-earthquake would be utilised for reconstruction construction of 50,000 houses assistance in 14 severely earthquake affected districts. US$ 50 million each would be utilised in health, education and cultural heritage sectors in 31 earthquake affected districts of Nepal. 2. MoU on strengthening This MoU will enable speedy Ranjit Rae, Arjun Kumar Karki, of road infrastructure in implementation of remaining Ambassador of Secretary, Ministry the Terai area of Nepal work on 17 Roads in Package India of Physical 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Terai Transport Road Phase-I project, totalling 518 kms. Two roads in Package 1 totalling 87 kms have already been completed. 3. MoU between Nepal This MoU aims to enhance Helen Acharya, Deep Kumar Academy of Music and relations between India and Secretary, Sangeet Upadhyay, Drama and Sangeet Nepal in the field of performing Natak Academy Ambassador of Natak Academy arts through exchanges of Nepal experts, exponents, dancers, scholars and intellectuals. 4. Letters of Exchange on i) This Exchange of Letters Rita Teaotia, Naindra Prasad Transit Routes: (i) between India and Nepal Commerce Upadhyay, Transit between Nepal would result in simplification of Secretary Commerce and modalities for traffic of goods [Exchanged by Secretary Naindra through Kakarbitta- between Nepal and Ambassador of Prasad Upadhyay, Banglabandh corridor Bangladesh while transiting India] Rita Teaotia, Commerce (ii) Operationalization of through India, through the Commerce Secretary Vishakhapatnam Port (Nepal) and Secretary Banglabandha (Bangladesh) [Exchanged by corridor. ii) This Exchange of Ambassador of Letters would provide for India] transit facilities for Nepal through the Vishakhapatnam port. 5. Letters of Exchange on (i) This Exchange of Letters A.S. Upadhyay, A.S. Upadhyay, Rail Transport: (i) Rail would allow for rail transport to Advisor (Traffic & Advisor (Traffic & transport to/from and from Vishakhapatnam to Transportation), Transportation), Vishakhapatnam (ii) Nepal. (ii) This Exchange of Railway Board A.S. Railway Board A.S. Sl. Signatory from the Signatory from the MoU/Agreement Brief description No. Indian side Nepalese side Rail transit facility Letters would help Upadhyay, Advisor Upadhyay, Advisor through for operationalise rail transit (Traffic & (Traffic & Nepal’s Trade with and facility through Singabad in Transportation), Transportation), through Bangladesh India for Nepal’s trade with Railway Board Railway Board and through Bangladesh. 6. Inauguration of The Nepal portion of the 400 Launch by the two Prime Ministers Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar KV Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line [Initial transmission line is being supply of 80 MW, to be implemented by GoN, under augmented to 200 MW an LoC of US$ 13.5 million. 80 by October 2016 and MW power would flow 600 MW by December immediately through this line, 2017] with an initial charge of 132 KV. Thereafter, it will be augmented to 200 MW in October 2016 at 220 KV, and then to 600 MW by December 2017 at 400 KV. 7. Establishment of At the third meeting of the Nepalese composition MP Rajan Eminent Persons Group India–Nepal Joint Commission Bhattarai; Former FM Bhek Bahadur held at Kathmandu in July Thapa; Former CIAA Chief Surya Nath 2014, it was decided to Upadhyay; and Former Law Minister establish an Eminent Persons Nilambar Acharya. Group (EPG). The EPG comprises eight members with Indian composition: MP Bhagat Singh each country nominating four Koshyari; Former Sikkim University VC members, preferably a Mahendra Lama; DG IDSA Jayant parliamentarian, a lawyer, an Prasad; VIF Senior Fellow B.C. Upreti economist and a civil society activist. The EPG has now been constituted. Its mandate would be to comprehensively review bilateral relations and recommend measures including institutional frameworks to further enhance bilateral ties.

Source: MEA, GOI https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral- documents.htm?dtl/26376/list+of+agreements+and+mous+exchanged+during+the+state+visit+of+prime+ minister+of+nepal+to+india++february+20+2016