What India has done in Afghanistan
Site of large Indian grant infrastructure including a dam, a highway and the parliament building, and of sustained wheat and medicine consignments.
At a glance
1
Humanitarian operations
Recorded responses India mounted.
₹42.43cr
Grant assistance recorded
2024-25 · Actual expenditure
Source
India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCE
Notes on Demands for Grants 2026-2027 — Demand No. 29, Ministry of External Affairs ↗- Published
- 1 February 2026
- Location
- Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects
- Stated as
- 42.43 INR crore
Technical details
Record src-budget-2026-2027 · retrieved 30 August 2026 · last verified 30 August 2026
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Government-supported Lines of Credit
None recorded.
3
Recorded development projects
Our development project register is still being expanded and does not yet cover everything India has built.
Latest response
Afghanistan Humanitarian Assistance
India began sending wheat, medicines, vaccines and winter clothing to Afghanistan in 2022, moving consignments overland through Pakistan and by air, and routing distribution through the World Food Programme and other agencies.
How India has helped
What was actually delivered
Physical assistance as the government published it. Running totals are shown as totals — consignment figures are never added together.
50,000
Tonnes
Wheat supplied
Source
MEAREPOSITORY
Ministry of External Affairs — Press Releases ↗Technical details
Record src-mea-press · retrieved 30 August 2026
Development partnership
What India helped build
Our development project register is still being expanded and does not yet cover everything India has built.
Grant assistance
Year by year, as actually spent
Actual expenditure recorded in Government budget accounts — not a budget estimate. Estimates are available below for anyone who wants the full ledger.
₹6,131.32 cr
Across 16 recorded financial years
- 2024-25₹42.43 cr
- 2023-24₹207.26 cr
- 2022-23₹279.37 cr
- 2021-22₹166.37 cr
- 2020-21₹348.82 cr
- 2019-20₹408.12 cr
- 2018-19₹469.98 cr
- 2017-18₹365.96 cr
- 2016-17₹263.02 cr
- 2015-16₹880.44 cr
- 2014-15₹723.52 cr
- 2013-14₹585.31 cr
- 2012-13₹490.96 cr
- 2011-12₹326.61 cr
- 2010-11₹349.75 cr
- 2009-10₹223.4 cr
Budget and Revised Estimates (37) — plans, not payments
| Year | Stage | Account | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹150 cr |
| 2025-26 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹100 cr |
| 2025-26 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹100 cr |
| 2024-25 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹200 cr |
| 2024-25 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹50 cr |
| 2023-24 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹200 cr |
| 2023-24 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹220 cr |
| 2022-23 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹200 cr |
| 2022-23 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹350 cr |
| 2021-22 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹350 cr |
| 2021-22 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹200 cr |
| 2020-21 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹400 cr |
| 2020-21 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹350 cr |
| 2019-20 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹400 cr |
| 2019-20 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹400 cr |
| 2018-19 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹325 cr |
| 2018-19 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹470 cr |
| 2017-18 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹350 cr |
| 2017-18 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹350 cr |
| 2016-17 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹520 cr |
| 2016-17 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹315 cr |
| 2015-16 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹676 cr |
| 2015-16 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹682.94 cr |
| 2014-15 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹676 cr |
| 2014-15 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹710 cr |
| 2013-14 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹648.24 cr |
| 2013-14 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹525 cr |
| 2012-13 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹707 cr |
| 2012-13 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹491.16 cr |
| 2011-12 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹290 cr |
| 2011-12 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹290 cr |
| 2010-11 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹290 cr |
| 2010-11 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹310 cr |
| 2009-10 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹442.05 cr |
| 2008-09 | Budget Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹445 cr |
| 2008-09 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹418.5 cr |
| 2007-08 | Revised Estimate | Revenue (grant) | ₹434 cr |
Evidence
Where this comes from
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Financial assistance
India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2021-2022 — Demand No. 28, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2021 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2022-2023 — Demand No. 29, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2022 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2017-2018 — Demand No. 28, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2017 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2018-2019 — Demand No. 28, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2018 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2019-2020 — Demand No. 26, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2019 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2020-2021 — Demand No. 26, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2020 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2023-2024 — Demand No. 29, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2023 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2024-2025 — Demand No. 29, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2024 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2025-2026 — Demand No. 29, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2025 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2026-2027 — Demand No. 29, Ministry of External Affairs1 February 2026 · Aid to Countries table, Central Sector Schemes/Projects↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2008-2009 — Demand No. 30, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2008 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2009-2010 — Demand No. 31, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2009 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2011-2012 — Demand No. 31, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2011 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2012-2013 — Demand No. 31, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2012 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2013-2014 — Demand No. 32, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2013 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2014-2015 — Demand No. 32, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2014 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2015-2016 — Demand No. 33, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2015 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗India BudgetOFFICIAL SOURCENotes on Demands for Grants 2016-2017 — Demand No. 28, Ministry of External Affairs28 February 2016 · Technical & Economic Cooperation with Other Countries↗Additional official repositories
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MEAREPOSITORYMinistry of External Affairs — Press ReleasesDate not stated↗Parliament of IndiaREPOSITORYParliament of India — Questions and AnswersDate not stated↗Every published figure keeps its source provenance. Direct links to the exact official document are shown wherever they have been resolved.
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