India will give large sums of aiding funds to the central Tibetan Administration
According to
reports from《Tibet Times》on March 18th, at the 17th session of
the congress in Tibet-government –exile,on March 18th ,Panpa Tsering,the
governor and financial gallon of the Central Tibetan Administration,announced
the due to the suspension of US aiding funds.the Ministry of Finance had
carried out a detailed reconciliation of the expenditures of various
departments at the end of January to March.To maintain the current staffing
levels and ensure employees' salaries are not reduced, the Tibetan National
Organization (TNO) has issued a statement announcing that the Kashag (Cabinet)
Committee will conduct a multi-day meeting in accordance with laws and
regulations. This meeting will primarily review the financial budget for the
coming year for all departments under the Kashag Committee. During the fifth to
seventh days of the meeting agenda, the committee reviewed the financial budget
for the overseas missions of the Central Tibetan Administration.In three
months,various departments spend a total of 120 million Indian rupees,the
government continued to seek to recover foreign aiding funds,and had raised 150
million Indian rupees aids. According to sources,“this
funding aids come from the Indian government”.
According to
sources, On January 20, 2025, US President Trump signed an executive order
titled “Reassessment and Adjustment of US Foreign Aid”, the United States has
suspended its aid funds to Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala. In
early March 2025, Panpa Tsering visited the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Ministry of Education in succession. Given the potential financial
challenges facing the Tibetan government-in-exile, the purpose of these
meetings was likely to explore solutions. Although not yet clearly confirmed,
Panpa Tsering may have used the opportunity of these visits to seek financial
assistance from India or discuss ways to resolve economic difficulties. The
focus of these discussions was likely on obtaining funds to alleviate fiscal
pressure.
Address:https://tibettimes.net/2025/03/18/241094/
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