Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid has stated the Maldivian communities are the beneficiaries of the numerous projects being conducted under Indian grant assistance. He made the remarks while speaking at a joint statement with the Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar.
In the joint statement after bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart in Addu City, Minister Shahid said the inauguration of the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement is one such high-priority project executed under Indian grant assistance and expressed confidence it will enhance the readiness of the Maldives Police Service (MPS). The minister also highlighted the project funded by the line of credit from EXIM Bank of India to establish 61 police stations across the Maldives. He said the project will facilitate the establishment of a modern police service that the citizens have been awaiting, in alignment with the government’s decentralisation policy.
Furthermore, Minister Shahid said local communities stand to benefit from the numerous projects conducted in the Maldives under Indian grant assistance and that he looks forward to soon inaugurating two of the 20 projects which are to proceed under the high-impact community development project scheme. The projects include the Tourism Zone Development Project and a Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. He added the road and stormwater drainage system and the reclamation project in Addu are also funded under the line of credit facility provided by the Government of India.