Cabinet Decisions - General, India
Setting up Centre for Disability Sports at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for setting up of a Centre for Disability Sports at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, to be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It will function under the name of Centre for Disability Sports, Gwalior. Setting up of... Full Document
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Construction of four lane bridge including approaches over River Brahmaputra
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister today approved construction of four-lane bridge including approaches over river Brahmaputra between Dhubri on North Bank and Phulbari on South Bank on NH-127 B in the State of Assam/Meghalaya. The total length of the bridge will be 19.282 km.
The... Full Document
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Soft loan to sugar mills to facilitate payment of cane dues of the farmers for the current sugar season
To help the sugar industry to clear its cane dues arrears, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister today approved the proposal to provide soft loans to the extent of about Rs. 7900-10540 crore to the sugar industry. The government will bear the interest subvention... Full Document
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Financial support for Tertiary Care Programmes for non-communicable diseases and e-Health
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for continuation of the implementation of the following Tertiary healthcare programmes for non-communicable diseases and E-Health up to 2020 with an outlay of Rs.2551.15 crore:
a) Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer facilities Scheme
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Cabinet gives ‘In Principle’ approval for strategic disinvestment
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has given 'in principle' approval for strategic disinvestment of 100% equity shares of Government of India in Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) to Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) in a single stage process, by following ‘Arm’s length’ principles.
Presently, the Government of... Full Document
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Cabinet approves development of New Greenfield Airport at Hirasar, Rajkot, Gujarat
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for development of New Greenfield Airport at Hirasar, Rajkot, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs.1405 crore.
The existing airport at Rajkot is severely land constrained having only 236 acres (approx.) of land... Full Document
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Foreign investment of more than Rs.5000 crore and up to Rs.25,000 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the FDI Proposal for Foreign Direct Investment of more than Rs. 5000 crore and up to Rs. 25000 crore in M/s Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) as part of proposed equity fundraise by way of a Rights issue... Full Document
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Cabinet approves revised cost for the Asian Development Bank
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the proposal from the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(MDoNER) for revised cost of project proposal titled “ADB assisted North Eastern State Roads Investment Programme (NESRIP)”, a centrally sponsored scheme implemented over a period of 5... Full Document
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Investment proposal for transmission component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project (Nepal portion)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved investment for Transmission Component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project(Nepal portion) for an estimated cost of Rs. 1236.13 crore at June 2017 Price level.
The current approval is for Investment approval of 400 kV D/C Diving (In... Full Document
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Cabinet approves"Pradhan Mantri Jl-VAN yojana"
प्रधानमंत्री जी-वन योजना को मंत्रिमंडल की मंजूरी
लिग्नोसेलुलॉसिक बायोमास और अन्य नवीकरणीय फीडस्टॉक का इस्तेमाल करने वाली एकीकृत बायो-इथेनॉल परियोजनाओं को वित्तीय मदद
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में मंत्रिमंडल की आर्थिक मामलों की समिति ने प्रधानमंत्री जी-वन (जैव ईंधन वातावरण... Full Document
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Setting up a new company under Department of Space
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Setting up of a new company under Department of Space (DoS), to commercially exploit the research and development work carried out by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Centers and constituent units of DOS.
Salient features:
The following... Full Document
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Promulgation of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Promulgation of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019.
Benefits:
The proposed Ordinance will immediately tackle the menace of illicit deposit-taking activities in the country launched by rapacious operators, which at present are exploiting regulatory gaps and lack of strict administrative measures... Full Document
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Release of an additional instalment of DA to Central Government employees and DR to Pensioners, due from 1.1.2019
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees, and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2019 representing an increase of 3% over the existing rate of 9% of the Basic... Full Document
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Proposal for promulgation of the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following proposals:
Promulgation of an Ordinance, namely “the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019”; and
To bring in necessary official amendments in the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018 pending in Parliament for replacing the said Ordinance.
Benefits:
The proposal will enable... Full Document
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MoU between India and Morocco on the Reciprocal facilitation of procedures for issue of Business Visa
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Morocco on the Reciprocal facilitation of procedures for issue of Business Visa.
Benefits:
The MoU aims to facilitate the issuance of multiple entry business visa to nationals of the... Full Document
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Cabinet approves Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase II
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following proposals:
Implementation of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II, which comprises two corridors of total length 28.254 i.e. Corridor 1 from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir for a length of 22.838 km. and Corridor 2 from GNLU to GIFT City for a length of... Full Document
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Creation of one post of Secretary and one post of Joint Secretary in the newly created Department of Fisheries
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved one post of Secretary in the level 17 (Rs.2,25,000/- fixed) and one post of Joint Secretary in the level 14 of the Pay Matrix (Rs.144200-218200) in the Department of Fisheries on permanent basis to ensure smooth functioning... Full Document
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Reforms in Exploration and Licensing Policy for enhancing domestic exploration and production of oil and gas
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Policy framework on reforms in exploration and licensing sector for enhancing domestic exploration and production of oil and gas. The objective of the Policy is to attract new investment in Exploration and Production (E&P) Sector, intensification of exploration... Full Document
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Continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin beyond March, 2019 (PMAY-G Phase-II)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) beyond March, 2019 (PMAY-G) Phase-II as follows:
Total target for construction of 1.95 crore houses under PMAY-G Phase-II up to 2022.
Continuation of rural housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana... Full Document
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Agreement on Proposed Participation of India in PISA
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Agreement between India and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for participating in the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA), which will be conducted by the OECD in 2021. The Agreement... Full Document
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