A number of Indian diaspora organisations in the UK have issued letters objecting to the creation of a new cross-party parliamentary group for British Gujaratis, warning that the move could be "divisive".
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told British parliamentarians in London on Monday that functioning microphones in the Lok Sabha are often silenced against the Opposition.
The Department for International Development-funded programme will support India's flagship Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission programme.
Halving global poverty and hunger is one of the key Millennium Development Goals.
Millions of people living below the poverty line in India will benefit from 250 million pounds of new UK aid aimed at reducing the number of children that die before their fifth birthday, Gareth Thomas, Minister for International Development said.
The aid would be provided in the form of blankets and medicines and by restoring safe water supplies and sanitation facilities
"About 190 mn pounds would be given as grant for the project over the next four years to support the SSA in meeting the challenge of educating all children," British Minister for International Development Gareth Thomas told reporters in New Delhi.
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