Cabinet Decisions - General, India

Additional allocation of food grains to States/Union Territories for natural calamities/festivals/additional requirements   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved, that subject to availability of foodgrains in the Central Pool, allocation of foodgrains for festivals and natural calamities to States/ Union Territories (UTs) will be made at Minimum Support Price (MSP)... Full Document

Security for women in public road transport in the country   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved setting up of a unified system at the national level (National Vehicle Security and Tracking System) and State level (City Command and Control Centre) for Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking of the location... Full Document

Centrally sponsored scheme for establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare relating to the Centrally sponsored scheme for establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals.   The approval is... Full Document

Minimum Support Price of Raw Jute for 2014-15 season   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 2014-15 season for TD-5 grade of Jute at Rs.2400 per quintal for the entire country. This is an increase of Rs.100 per quintal over the MSP announced by... Full Document

Amending Mega Power Policy 2009 for provisional mega power projects   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved amendments in the Mega Power Policy 2009 for provisional Mega Power projects. The objective is to increase power availability to boost overall growth of the country and also ensure that consumers are reasonably... Full Document

Indian Leather Development Programme for 12th Plan   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Central Sector Scheme Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) for implementation during the 12th Plan period aiming at overall development of the leather sector.   Six sub-schemes namely Integrated Development of Leather Sector (IDLS), Human Resource Development (HRD),... Full Document

Construction of 220kV Transmission System from Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh and interconnection system for Drass, Kargil, Khalsti and Leh substations in Jammu & Kashmir   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal for construction of a 220kV Transmission System from Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh (via Drass, Kargil & Khalsti... Full Document

The World Bank assisted Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the implementation of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States (RWSSP-LIS) of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar... Full Document