NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) - Japan has committed an Official Development Assistance loan of 275.86 billion yen ($1.73 billion) to India for four projects in the sectors of urban transport, health and agriculture, a statement from the Indian government said on Friday.

($1 = 159.9000 yen)

(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)