Mary Creagh – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Samridhi Fund in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.

Justine Greening

The implementation of the Samridhi Fund Programme commenced in 2013-14. Total spending in 2013-14 was £6.9 million. Budget allocations for 2014-15 and 2015-16 are £10 million respectively.