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US Embassy in India Denies $21 Million USAID Voter-Turnout Funding Claim

India told the Rajya Sabha the accusation was unfounded after reviewing decade-long USAID records provided by the US mission.

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A USAID flag flutters outside the USAID Building in Washington DC | Reuters

Overview

  • MEA’s written reply cited the embassy’s statement that USAID/India neither received nor provided such funds nor conducted voter-turnout activities in FY 2014–2024.
  • The embassy shared a comprehensive funding breakdown on July 2 covering 2014–2024 and later provided beneficiary-wise allocations for 2022–2024 as requested.
  • The foreign ministry sought urgent details on February 28 following a February 16 DOGE post that listed a cancelled $21 million item and subsequent public claims by President Donald Trump.
  • USAID’s footprint has been wound down, with most programs ended on July 1, Indian partnership agreements closed effective August 15, and residual functions moving to the State Department.
  • Parliament was informed that no election-related activity was financed in India and that the embassy formally communicated the closure timeline on July 29 and August 11.