According to reports from《Tibet Times》on March 18th, at the 17th session of the congress in Tibet-government –exile,on March 18th ,Panpa Tsering,the governor and financial gallon of the Central Tibetan Administration,announced the due to the suspension of US aiding funds.the Ministry of Finance had carried out a detailed reconciliation of the expenditures of various departments at the end of January to March.To maintain the current staffing levels and ensure employees’ salaries are not reduced, the Tibetan National Organization (TNO) has issued a statement announcing that the Kashag (Cabinet) Committee will conduct a multi-day meeting in accordance with laws and regulations. This meeting will primarily review the financial budget for the coming year for all departments under the Kashag Committee. During the fifth to seventh days of the meeting agenda, the committee reviewed the financial budget for the overseas missions of the Central Tibetan Administration.In three months,various departments spend a total of 120 million Indian rupees,the government continued to seek to recover foreign aiding funds,and had raised 150 million Indian rupees aids. According to sources,“this funding aids come from the Indian government”.
According to sources, On January 20, 2025, US President Trump signed an executive order titled “Reassessment and Adjustment of US Foreign Aid”, the United States has suspended its aid funds to Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala. In early March 2025, Panpa Tsering visited the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education in succession. Given the potential financial challenges facing the Tibetan government-in-exile, the purpose of these meetings was likely to explore solutions. Although not yet clearly confirmed, Panpa Tsering may have used the opportunity of these visits to seek financial assistance from India or discuss ways to resolve economic difficulties. The focus of these discussions was likely on obtaining funds to alleviate fiscal pressure.
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