Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 October 2011. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Monday, 17 October 2011 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

India: Overseas Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department's projects and programmes in India include the promotion of sustainable management of natural resources; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Between 2011 and 2015, UK development cooperation in India will focus on health and nutrition, education, water and sanitation, urban development and unlocking the potential of the private sector to promote jobs and opportunities for poor people. New plans are being developed under the International Climate Fund to support programmes that promote increased resilience of the rural poor in India to climate change, including through better natural resource management and sustainable agriculture.

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