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Brand Dalai Lama: How much is it worth?
April 29, 2009
Green Book benefits
Students at monasteries between the age of 6-25 get Rs 200 per month as stipend.
Education upto class XII free of tuition fees.
Scholarships for higher studies, especially professional courses.
Free primary healthcare and absorption of costs for major medical interventions for low-income groups on a case-by-case basis.
Foreign donors
US State Department contributes almost $3.5 million annually.
Norway, principally the Norwegian Church Aid, provides $0.5 million.
Organisations and individuals from Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, India and other countries.
The Indian government's support is the land leased for settlements and sums spent to settle initial refugees.
Image: A picture of the Dalai Lama is seen at a monastery near Tongren, Qinghai province, China. | Photograph: Reinhard Krause/Reuters
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