Cabinet Decisions - General, India

Conduct of FM Phase-Ill auctions and migration (renewal) of Private FM Radio licenses from Phase-II to Phase-Ill    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for conduct of FM Phase-Ill auctions and migration (renewal) of Private FM Radio licenses from Phase-II to Phase-Ill in... Full Document

Determination of Fair and Remunerative Price payable by sugar mills for 2015-16 sugar season    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Fair and Remunerative price of sugarcane payable by sugar mills for the 2015-16 sugar season to be fixed at... Full Document

Revision of buffer norms of foodgrains in the Central Pool    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to revise the buffer norms of foodgrains in the Central Pool as follows: (in million tonnes) As on Existing since April, 2005 Revised 1st April 21.2 21.04 1st July 31.9 41.12 1st Oct 21.2 30.77 1st Jan 25.0 21.41   The CCEA has also... Full Document

Finalisation of issues related to Spectrum in various bands    The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Department of Telecom to proceed with auction in 800, 900 & 1800 MHz bands. The Reserve price approved is Rs 3646 Cr pan-India per MHZ in... Full Document

Government constitutes National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog      Press Note     The Government has replaced Planning Commission with a new institution named NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). The institution will serve as ‘Think Tank’ of the Government-a directional and policy dynamo. NITI Aayog will provide Governments at the central and... Full Document

Amendments made in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013        The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved certain amendments in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Act came... Full Document

Regularization of all unauthorized colonies    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today approved amendment to the existing guidelines that enables regularization of all unauthorized colonies that have come up till June 1, 2014 namely extension of cut-off date for regularization from March 31, 2002 to June... Full Document

Infusion of Rs. 60 crore in IFCI Ltd. to make it a Government Company    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the infusion of RS. 60 crore in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. to make it a Government company by way of acquisition... Full Document

Proposals of Airports Authority of India (AAI) for leasing of land at various AAI airports to Indian Coast Guard (ICG)/Indian Navy    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the leasing of Airports Authority of India\'s (AAI) land to Indian Coast Guard (ICG)/Indian Navy (Ministry of... Full Document

Cabinet pays homage to victims of cowardly attacks in Assam    The Cabinet, which met this morning under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, paid homage to the victims of the cowardly attacks in Assam yesterday. The Cabinet members observed two minutes silence as a mark of respect to the... Full Document

Proposal for improved Voluntary Retirement Scheme for Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited employees    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for an improved Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for the employees of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC) and disinvestment of CIWTC... Full Document

Transfer/exchange of Airports Authority of India / Indian Air Force land to the Government of Maharashtra for the Nagpur Airport and restoration of ownership of 288.74 acres of land in possession of IAF at Nagpur Airport to AAI    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave... Full Document

Resolution for constitution of the Railway Convention Committee (2014)    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the proposal of the Ministry of Railways to move a resolution in both the Houses of Parliament for constitution of the Railway Convention Committee (2014) for... Full Document

Review of the policy on Foreign Direct Investment in Pharmaceutical Sector – carve out for medical devices    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval to amend the existing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in the Pharmaceutical Sector to create carve out for medical... Full Document

Amendment for the seats in the Legislative Council for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for amending section 23(1) and section 23(2)(i)(a) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 to... Full Document

Review of the incentive towards marketing and promotion services for raw sugar production    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to ratify the methodology adopted to recalculate the incentive rate for bi-monthly periods of April-May, 2014, June-July, 2014 and... Full Document

Amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003    The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the various amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003 as per the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014.  The amendments will usher in much needed further reforms in the power sector. The amendments will also... Full Document

Transfer of land for the implementation of Metro Rail Projects    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for transfer of land for the implementation of Metro Rail Projects.  The proposal is to restrict Ministries/Departments/PSUs of the Central Government from asking for land in exchange... Full Document

Amendments to the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008    The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the officials Amendments to the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 and introduction in the Rajya Sabha when the Bill is taken up for consideration and passing.  The Bill is aimed at... Full Document

Approval for Revised Project Cost and Extension of Contract for the Centralized Processing Center of the Income Tax Department at Bengaluru    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for extension of the contract for the Central Processing Centre (CPC) Project of the Income... Full Document