The following are the key decisions taken by a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Friday:
- Power companies allowed to import coal
- Allowed to adjust electricity tariff based on landed price of coal
- Coal India asked to sign Fuel Supply Agreements (FSA) for a total capacity of 78,000 MW.
- Divestment of another 5 percent equity in Neyveli Lignite Corp
- Extending the programme for collecting key data to pursue power reforms
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- Two-laning of Uniara-Gulabpura section of National Highway in western Rajasthan
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