Claim

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, India also paid Pakistan ₹83 crore.

“इस समझौते के तहत भारत ने पाकिस्तान को 83 करोड़ रुपए भी दिए।”

Rationale

Under Article V of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, India committed to and paid a fixed contribution of £62.06 million sterling toward Pakistan's replacement canal works, which at the then exchange rate of about ₹13.3 per pound equals approximately ₹83 crore — the figure widely cited in Indian government statements. The anchor's claim matches this documented payment; the only caveat is that the payment was a treaty-settlement contribution in pounds sterling, with ₹83 crore being the rupee equivalent.

Evidence

• https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20419/volume-419-I-6032-English.pdf Article V of the Indus Waters Treaty 1960 obligates India to make a fixed contribution of £62,060,000 sterling toward the cost of Pakistan's replacement works, paid in ten annual installments. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty Confirms India agreed to pay UK £62,060,000 towards construction of new headworks and canals in Pakistan's Punjab under the treaty; at the 1960 exchange rate (~₹13.3 per pound) this equals roughly ₹82-83 crore. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/brief/fact-sheet-the-indus-waters-treaty-1960-and-the-world-bank World Bank fact sheet on the treaty and the Indus Basin Development Fund, corroborating India's financial contribution toward Pakistan's replacement infrastructure. ✓ reachable · archived