Annual Report 2011 - 2012

Annual Report 2011 - 2012
participated in the familiarisation visit to India for Young
Parliamentarians in April 2011. The number of ITEC
positions for Swaziland increased from 26 to 41 in 2011-12.
Tanzania
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, paid a successful
State Visit to Tanzania from 26-28 May, 2011, at the
invitation of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania,
Mr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.. He held official discussions with
the Tanzanian President. The Prime Minister announced a
Line of Credit of US$ 180 million to Tanzania for the
development of water supply projects in Dar-es-Salaam and
coastal regions of Tanzania, and a grant of US$ 10 million
to support socio-economic and educational projects. The
Prime Minister also gave a commitment to establish a
Vocational Training Centre in Zanzibar and announced a
grant of US$ 1,00,000 for the purchase of laboratory
equipment for schools in Zanzibar. Three agreements--
Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income
(DTAA); Joint Action Plan between National Small
Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) and the Small Industries
Development Organization (SIDO); and a Joint Venture
Agreement between the National Social Security Fund
(Tanzania), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
(Tanzania), and Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited (India)
for the setting up of a super specialty hospital in Dar-es-
Salaam--were signed during the visit of the Prime Minister.
A five-member delegation, led by Shri R K Gupta, Chairman
and Managing Director of WAPCOS Ltd, visited Tanzania
from 2-7 November, 2011, and held discussions with the
Ministry of Water for the extension of existing water supply
schemes and construction of new water supply schemes in
Dar-es-Salaam and Chalinze.
A three-member delegation, led by Dr B C Gupta, Secretary,
Department of Food and Public Distribution, visited
Tanzania from 31 May-2 June, 2011, to attend the 39th
International Sugar Organisation Council Session in Arusha.
A six-member delegation, led by the Tanzanian Deputy
Minister of Water, Mr Gerson H Lwenge, visited EdCIL when
they were in India during the period 25-30 July, 2011, to
discuss the training of Tanzanian water engineers.
Prof Makame Mbarawa, Tanzania's Minister of
Communication, Science, and Technology, visited
Hyderabad to attend the second India Africa Partnership
Summit during the period 11-13 October, 2011.
A Tanzanian delegation, led by Mrs Joyce Mapunjo,
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and
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Marketing, and Mr Mike Laiser, Director General, Small
Industries Development Organisation (SIDO), visited the
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) in October
2011 to discuss the areas of cooperation within the
framework of the Joint Action Plan between NSIC and
SIDO that was signed during the State visit of the Prime
Minister to Tanzania between 26 and 28 May, 2011.
A 22-member delegation, led by Mr Samuel J Sitta, Minister
for East African Cooperation, visited Bengaluru from 9-15
November, 2011, to attend the 11th Meeting of the Council
of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim-Association for
Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC).
The Secretary General of the East African Community, Dr.
Richard Sezibera, visited India, to attend the Meeting of
Regional Economic Communities from 8-9 November, 2011.
An Engineering Export Promotion Council of India
delegation visited Tanzania from 2-4 April, 2011 and held a
buyer-sellers meeting at Dar-es-Salaam.
Also, 36 Indian companies, under the aegis of ITPO,
participated at the 35th Dar-es-Salaam International Trade
Fair during the period 28 June-8 July, 2011. An Indian
agribusiness delegation (under FICCI) visited Tanzania from
August 15-17, 2011, and conducted a round table discussion.
During the year, 165 slots were provided to Tanzania under
the ITEC Programme. Till 30 November, 2011, TC Division
had accepted 177 nominations from Tanzania. All 18 longterm
scholarships provided by ICCR were utilised while 18
candidates have so far participated in the courses under
IAFS, including one for the CV Raman Fellowship
(administered by FICCI).
During the period January to October 2011, India's exports
to Tanzania amounted to US$ 1,254.6 million while imports
from Tanzania amounted to US$ 151.4 million.
An eight-member Qawwali Group, led by Shri Ghulam
Qadir, visited Tanzania from 14-21 September, 2011, while
the six-member Aakar Puppet Group, led by Shri Puran
Bhatt, was there from 23-28 November, 2011.
Uganda
The Vice-President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, paid a transit
visit to Kampala from 8-10 July, 2011. He called on the
President, Mr Yaweri Museveni, and discussed matters of
mutual interest.
Shri Arun Yadav, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food
Processing Industries, visited Uganda from 25-29 April, 2011,
at the invitation of the Ugandan Minister of Agriculture.
Issues concerning bilateral co-operation in the field of