According to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the country has approximately US$2bn of unused foreign aid for water supply and sanitation. As of March 31, 2010, unused foreign aid for 16 sectors including water and sanitation amounted to US$23.7bn. In the 2009-2010 period, the Government of India had to pay US$18m in fines as penalty for not using aid approved by bilateral and multilateral lending agencies – US$11.8m went to the Asian Development Bank and US$6.1m went to the World Bank.

"India will be building a network of strategic roads along the China-India border. The network will be in India’s Ladakh region, in Indian Kashmir. The goal is to have most of the roads completed by 2013. Approximately 63% of work on roads in Arunachal Pradesh and 12% in Ladakh is done. The area in question is in dispute between the two countries: India claims that China is illegally occupying 15,000 square miles of northwestern territory, while China claims 90,000 square kilometers of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India."

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"The Government of Pakistan is committed to empowering women in conservative tribal areas of the country with cash welfare payments that can only be accessed by the female head of household. The government is earmarking US$750m to provide women with allowances for food, health and training. Eligible women will receive a monthly payment of about US$12 per month. “This is the first time that there’s been the creation of a social net for women and, in particular, women that live below the poverty line,” says Dr. Samina Ahmed of the International Crisis Group in Islamabad."

Bangladesh and India have agreed to restore railway links that were suspended after the 1965 India-Pakistan war. The proposal includes building a 13km railway line between Agartala in India and Akhaurah in Bangladesh. Renewed railway links would be a way for both countries to boost bilateral trade and investment, as well as international relations

India’s Human Resources Development Minister announced that a vocational education program targeting students in grades 8-12 would be launched soon. “Colleges and universities in the country need to develop specialized courses as institutes in India are not producing skilled graduates who can be employed in industries and factories,” said the Minister.

"To prevent hampered learning due to textbook delivery delays, Bangladesh has launched e-book, a digital compilation of primary and secondary textbooks. Textbooks will be available on www.ebook.gov.bd for free. The e-book can be read on computers, e-book readers, mobile phones, PDAs, CDs and iPads"

"According to the WHO, in 2009, India recorded 25 million cases of malaria and 30,000 resulting deaths. Ten years ago, the most commonly used anti-malaria drug stopped being effective and forced countries to switch to a second-line treatment. The Public Health Foundation of India has found that only 40% of government hospitals are using the second line treatment."

Bangladesh is developing the “Golden Rice,” or the world’s first ever vitamin-A rich rice. The rice will soon undergo greenhouse and field-testing before scientists move onto the production phase. If all goes well, Bangladesh will be able to combat vitamin A deficiency in expecting mothers and children within five years via the most-consumed food item in the country. Vitamin A deficiency is the cause of blindness and child mortality in severe cases.

Children suffering from the genetic blood disorder hemophilia will receive ID cards so that they can use state government facilities. The Haryana State Blood Transfusion Council will prepare the photo ID cards. The Haryana state government provides blood units free of cost to hemophiliac patients from government blood banks, as well as a free transport facility for hemophiliac children suffering from the disorder. Hemophiliac children also receive free education through 10th grade in government schools.

As a solution to burgeoning populations, congestion and pollution in Delhi, the Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System Ltd. (DIMTS) and the Transport Department "drafted a project report about the pod car system, or personal rapid transit (PRT)... a transport system that promises non-stop travel to a commuter’s destination."