Cabinet Decisions - General, India

  Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh     The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh as "an Institute... Full Document

  Cabinet approves measures to increase oil palm area and production in India     The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved measures to increase oil palm area and production in India.  These include:   Relaxation of land ceiling limit for oil palm cultivation under NMOOP (National Mission on Oilseeds... Full Document

  Cabinet approves Policy to provide Purchase Preference (linked with Local Content (PP-LC) in all Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for Policy to provide Purchase Preference (linked with Local Content (PP-LC) in... Full Document

  Cabinet approves setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle to be called Government e-Marketplace (GeM SPV)     The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the following:-  1. Setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle to be called Government e-Marketplace (GeM SPV) as the National... Full Document

  Cabinet approves listing of 11 CPSEs on stock exchanges     The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for listing of the following 11 CPSEs (Central Public Sector Enterprises) on stock exchanges:   Sl. No. CPSEs     1. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)   2. IRCON International Limited   3 Indian Railway Finance Corporation... Full Document

  Cabinet approves MSP for Raw Jute for 2017-18 season    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw Jute for 2017-18 season in order to protect the economic interests of the... Full Document

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Australia on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine    The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the MoU between India and Australia on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.  The main areas of cooperation include the following:  1. Communicable diseases... Full Document

  Cabinet approves agreement on Audio Visual Co-Production between India and Bangladesh    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the agreement on Audio Visual Co-Production India and Bangladesh.   Salient features of the Agreement   The Agreement would cover co-production of films, documentaries, and animations films. An audio-visual co-production made in... Full Document

  Cabinet approves MoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and Bangladesh    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and Bangladesh.   Salient features of the MoU   The main areas of cooperation are:   i.       ... Full Document

  Cabinet approves MoU on passenger cruise services on the coastal and protocol routes between India and Bangladesh    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved MoU on passenger cruise services on the coastal and protocol routes between India and Bangladesh for starting regular movement of passengers... Full Document

  Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and Bangladesh in the field of judicial sector cooperation    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of MoU between India and Bangladesh in the field of judicial sector cooperation. It is aimed at developing, promoting and strengthening... Full Document

  Cabinet approves MoU between India and France on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation     The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and its French counterpart, Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), France to... Full Document

  Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bangladesh for fairway development of Ashuganj-Zakiganj stretch of Kushiyara river and Sirajganj-Daikhawa stretch of Jamuna river in the Indo-Bangladesh protocol route    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved MoU between India and Bangladesh for fairway development of Ashuganj-Zakiganj stretch... Full Document

  Cabinet approves closure of Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved closure of the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) which was set up in 2012 to address the social security-related issues of the Emigration Check Required (ECR)-category workers going... Full Document

  Cabinet apprised of the MoU with Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane S.P.A. of Italy on Technical Cooperation in the Rail Sector    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane S.P.A. of the Republic of... Full Document

  Cabinet approves Collaboration Agreement to support the Belmont Forum Secretariat    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of the Collaborative Agreement with French National Research Agency (ANR), France for supporting the Belmont Forum Secretariat from January, 2015 to December, 2017 at a... Full Document

  Cabinet approves Air Services Agreement between India and Georgia    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Georgia.  The Agreement between the two countries is based on latest International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) template keeping in... Full Document

  Cabinet approves extension of implementation of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project by one year    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for extension of the implementation phase of the Crime and... Full Document

  Cabinet approves moving of official amendments to The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016  To be Tabled in Parliament    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to move official amendments to the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill will be introduced in the Parliament.    Courtesy – Press... Full Document

  Cabinet approves the revised Air Services Agreement with Malaysia    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the revised Air Services Agreement (ASA) with Malaysia.       The revised text of ASA was initialed in 2011. However, due to some diversion on Article 13 i.e. related to remittance... Full Document