Page 4 - Cabinet Committees

Cabinet nod for development of new greenfield airport in Dholera: Thakur

Dholera Airport is to get Passenger and Cargo traffic from Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) and is expected to become a major cargo hub to serve the industrial region.

Increase in MSP of kharif crops will empower farmers: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet decision to increase the minimum support price for kharif crops will empower crores of farmers. The government has taken an important decision in the interest of farmers, he said in a tweet. The Centre on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for kharif crops by 4-9 per cent for the 2022-23 crop year, with paddy MSP being raised by Rs 100 to Rs 2,040 per quintal, a move aimed at encouraging farmers to bring more area under cultivation and boost their income. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Modi, approved the increase in MSPs for all 14 kharif (summer) crops for 2022-23 crop year.

PM street vendor's scheme (SVANidhi) to continue till December 2024

The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Economic Affairs committee, Union Cabinet to meet virtually today

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Union Cabinet meeting will be held on Wednesday via video conferencing.

Cabinet okays 32,000-km roads, telecom towers in tribal areas

The Union cabinet approved putting up telecom towers in 7,287 villages in such areas

Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs: Of the powerful, by the powerful

The role of the CCPA was in sharp focus during the years P V Narasimha Rao was prime minister

Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig

Government has reconstituted powerful cabinet committees under which Union ministers Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav and Sarbananda Sonowal have been made part of Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

Cabinet okays Rs 3 trn outlay for new power reform scheme for five years

Union govt support at Rs 97,631 cr

Akash missile sale cleared, govt to approach China-wary nations

Focus will be on high-value defence platforms to achieve target of $5-billion annual exports

Only send proposals with para on Atmanirbhar Bharat: Cabinet Secretariat

Justify if there are no such details, and ensure details are specific and quantifiable and not perfunctory, says Cab Sec

Centre reshuffles 23 officers in different ministries and offices

1992 batch IAS officer Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Covid-19: Govt widens powers of two cabinet panels to meet economic crisis

The move is designed to address key concerns of dwindling exports, growth slowdown and joblessness, which have been exacerbated by the spread of the pandemic

Modi interacts with political leaders as buzz to extend lockdown grows

The interaction comes as Indian enters the third week of the 21-day nationwide shutdown

PM Modi chairs first meeting of Cabinet Committee on Investment & Growth

The newly formed Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth held its first meeting on Monday as the government looked at boosting spending to bring back a sputtering economy on track. Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the first meeting of the CCIG, which was set up in June after the BJP won a second term in office. No details of the decisions taken at the meeting were immediately known. The panel has four other members -- Home Minister Amit Shah, Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. The meeting came against the backdrop of GDP growth slowing to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter as the twin engines of investment and exports sputtered. Adding to the woes is a slowdown in consumption. This was the sixth consecutive quarter when the growth rate fell. Alongside CCIG, a Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development headed by Modi was also ...

Govt entities can pay contractors in challenge against arbitration awards

The measures approved would help in ensuring that remedies of challenge/appeal are resorted to in judicious manner, and in furthering objective of infusion of liquidity into the construction sector

Cabinet okays Bill to replace ordinance on corporation tax rate cut

The tax rate has been reduced to 15 per cent for new domestic manufacturing companies incorporated after October 1

Cabinet panel to soon take up proposal to pare majority govt stake in PSUs

BPCL will be a key to achieving the divestment target, of which only Rs 17,364 crore is met so far

Govt depts again asked to implement Cabinet panel decisions within deadline

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said the progress report should also be reported regularly on the eSamiksha portal of the government

Cabinet approves agreement with other countries in medicine, science & tech

According to an official statement, a proposal for agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation between India and the US was also approved, it said

Economic Affairs Committee approves India's largest hydro-electric project

The Cabinet cleared a Bill for amendments to Companies Act to replace ordinance promulgated in this regard in February