World Bank Approves $400 Million for Kerala Health Project

The World Bank approved a USD 400 million (Rs 3,400 crore) financing package for Kerala's health programme, which includes a USD 280 million loan from the Bank itself, co-financed by the state government. 

About 70 per cent of the funding–USD 280 million (Rs 2,400 crore)–will



come from the World Bank, with the remaining amount provided by the state government. 

The project, backed by financial assistance of USD 400 million (around Rs 3,400 crore), aims to strengthen Kerala's public health systems and improve their efficiency, a release said on Monday.