On July 29, the US Embassy conveyed to the MEA that it plans to bring all USAID operations to a close “by 15 August 2025,” the Centre told Rajya Sabha.On August 11, the US Embassy in New Delhi, in a letter to the Department of Economic Affairs, “conveyed that all seven Partnership Agreements signed with the government of India would stand closed with effect from 15 August 2025”, the minister said.Singh, in his response, said while the review of USAID operations was ongoing in the United States, on February 16, 2025, the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in a post on X, announced the cancellation of USD486 million in USAID funding for Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) projects worldwide, including USD21 million allocation for increasing “voter turnout in India.”Effective July 1, USAID’s operations officially ceased.Approximately 83 per cent of its programmes were terminated, and 94 per cent of its staff were laid off.The State Department assumed responsibility for the remaining 17 per cent of USAID’s operations and foreign aid administration, Singh said.”The full closure of USAID is scheduled to be completed by September 2, 2025,” he said.Brittas also asked whether the government has received from the US the details of expenditures on all USAID projects in India over the last three years, sought through the US Embassy.Singh, in his response, said a “beneficiary-wise breakdown of USAID allocations made available to the Ministry for three years – 2022, 2023 and 2024, as sought by the Hon’ble Member of Parliament, is placed at Annexure-A”.Brittas had also asked a similar question in Rajya Sabha, related to USAID, in March this year.
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