Follow us on Image Source : PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Sri Lanka Ranil WickremesingheAid to Sri Lanka: ​India has handed over an advance aid of INR 450 million to Sri Lanka to fund its digital identity project, a significant step in its digitalisation programme being implemented through the Indian grant assistance. Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said that the fund from the Indian government was given on Friday (August 4). Sri Lanka thanks IndiaRatnayaka acknowledged the significance of the project in the economic recovery of the island nation and expressed gratitude to the Indian government for its unwavering support. The project commenced with the signing of a MoU between Sri Lanka and India in March 2022 and an Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Project Monitoring Committee (JPMC) for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity Project (SL-UDI) was introduced. (With PTI inputs)ALSO READ | Sri Lankan President plans to implement 13th Amendment: How is it significant for India?

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2023 12:50 UTC