US President Barack Obama has proposed a $7.4 million allocation in his annual budget for preservation of the tradition and culture of Tibet in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and other parts of China.
Proposing the allocation, the Obama administration in its annual budget for the year 2011 sent to the Congress said this fund be made available to non-governmental organisations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions.
It will be directed towards promoting sustainable development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
According to the budget document, the US president has also instructed treasury secretary to support any funding projects for Tibet at international financial institutions.
"The secretary of the treasury should instruct the US executive director to each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the US to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans," the budget said.
The projects, it said "have to be based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring," it said.
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