Cabinet Decisions - General, India
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 which was last reviewed and issued in 2011, with periodic amendments to some clauses. The move comes in the backdrop of a series of representations received by the Ministry of Environment,... Full Document
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Amendment in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012
केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने बाल यौन अपराध संरक्षण (पोक्सो) अधिनियम, 2012 में संशोधन की मंजूरी दी
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने बच्चों के खिलाफ यौन अपराध करने पर दंड को अधिक कठोर बनाने के लिए बाल यौन अपराध संरक्षण (पोक्सो ) अधिनियममें संशोधन के लिए अपनी मंजूरी दी।
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Boost to India’s Space Program
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Gaganyaan Programme with demonstration of Indian Human Spaceflight capability to low earth orbit for a mission duration ranging from one orbital period to a maximum of seven days. A human-rated GSLV Mk-lll will be used to carry... Full Document
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Listing of certain unlisted CPSEs on Stock Exchange
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to list the following seven Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSE) on the Stock Exchange through Initial Public Offering (IPO) /Further Public Offer (FPO):
Telecommunication Consultants (India) Ltd.[TCIL]- IPO
RailTel Corporation India Ltd. - IPO
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Cabinet approves hike in MSP for Copra by more than Rs.2000 per quintal for 2019 season
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of "Milling Copra" has been increased to Rs.9521/- per quintal for 2019 season from Rs. 7511/-per quintal in 2018... Full Document
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Memorandum of Understanding between India and France in the field of new and renewable energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which has been signed between the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), India and Commissariat a l energieatomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA), French state-owned research entity and blue storage... Full Document
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Memorandum of Understanding between India and Afghanistan in the field of human resource development
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval for signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Afghanistan on cooperation in the field of Human Resource Development.
The MoU would facilitate students and faculty of Educational Institutions in Afghanistan to register and use... Full Document
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Establishment of two new AIIMS at Tamil Nadu & Telangana under Pradhan MantriSwasthya Suraksha Yojana
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved the establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Madurai, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore and Bibinagar, Telangana at a cost of Rs 1,028 crore. The AIIMS will be set... Full Document
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Joint Issue of Postage Stamps by India and South Africa
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of Joint Issue of Postage Stamps by India and South Africa on the theme “125th Year of Mahatma Gandhi’s Pietermaritzburg Station Incident & Birth Centenary of Nelson Mandela”. The MoU on the Joint Issue of Postage Stamp was... Full Document
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MoU between India and Australia for Cooperation in the Disability Sector
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia for Cooperation in the Disability Sector. The MoU was signed at Sydney, Australia on 22nd November 2018.
Benefits:
The MoU will encourage cooperation between India and Australia, through joint initiatives in... Full Document
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Expansion of beneficiaries list under Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, cleared the proposal of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to release deposit free LPG connections to poor families, who have not been considered earlier for release of LPG connections under Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) on... Full Document
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Boost to educational infrastructure in tribal areas
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its in-principle approval for setting up of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons.To begin with, the CCEA has approved a... Full Document
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Construction of New 4 - Lane Bridge (Parallel to the Existing MG Setu)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approved the project for construction of a 5.634 km long new 4 - lane bridge across river Ganga, just 38 meters on upstream side of the existing MG Setu, along with approaches from km 0/0 to... Full Document
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Year End Review- 2018: Cabinet & CCEA
03 Jan 2018
Cabinet gives approval to the Approach to be adopted by India at the Eleventh Ministerial Conference of the WTO held in Buenos Aires, Argentina during 10-13 December 2017
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Note submitted by... Full Document
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MoC between India and Japan in the field of Environmental Cooperation
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan. The MoC was signed on 29th October 2018 during the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to Japan.
Benefits:
The MoC will enable establishment and promotion... Full Document
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Revised Model MoU between India and foreign
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the revised Model Memorandum of Understanding between the Financial Intelligence Unit(FIU) – India (FIU-Ind) with its counterpart foreign Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) for the exchange of information. The revised Model MoU was drafted based on... Full Document
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MoU between India and the USA concerning Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Earth Sciences
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United States of America (USA) concerning Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Earth Sciences. The MoU was signed on 1st November 2018.
The collaboration between India and the... Full Document
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MoU between India and France in the field of energy efficiency / energy conservation
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France in the field of energy efficiency/energy conservation. The MoU was signed on 17th October 2018.
Major Impact:
The MoU is a Science and Technology agreement, which involves knowledge exchange and... Full Document
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Amendment of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Amendment of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951.
The gist of the decision:
The decisions aim to suitably amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951 so as to secure representation as Trustees, “the Leader of Opposition recognized... Full Document
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Agriculture Export Policy, 2018
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Agriculture Export Policy, 2018. The Cabinet has also approved the proposal for the establishment of Monitoring Framework at Centre with Commerce as the nodal Department with representation from various line Ministries/Departments and Agencies and representatives of concerned... Full Document
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