Cabinet approves raising extra budgetary resources to augment infr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the raising of a total of Rs. 31,300 crore in fiscal 2016-17 and to service the principal and interest against extra budgetary resources (EBR) of Rs. 16,300 crore by Government of India to augment infrastructure s
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Cabinet approves USOF support to BSNL rural wire-line connections
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New Delhi [India], Sept.21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to extend a subsidy support of Rs. 1,250 crore to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), as compensation for deficit incurred by BSNL in operating rural eire-line conne
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Cabinet approves enactment of new Admiralty Bill, to repeal five a
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New Delhi [India], Sept.21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its approval to a proposal of the Ministry of Shipping to enact the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill 2016 and to repeal five archaic admiralty statutes.
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Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to enhancement of pension for
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New Delhi [India], Sept.21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to enhancement of pension for freedom fighters and for the spouses (widows/widowers), eligible daughters and dependent parents of deceased freedom fighters under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Sch
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Union Cabinet gives approval to merging Railway budget with Union
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New Delhi, [India], Sept 21 (ANI): In what it can be seen as a step towards reforming the entire budgetary process, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of the annual railway budget with Union budget.
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Union Cabinet to review post-Uri terror attack scenario, other iss
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New Delhi [India], Sept. 21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet will be meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday morning.
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Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and South Africa in ICT
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New Delhi [India], Sept.12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday was apprised of the MoU signed on July 8, 2016 between India and South Africa for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
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Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Mozambique on cooperatio
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New Delhi [India], Sept.12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet was on Monday apprised of the MoU between India and Mozambique on cooperation in the field of youth affairs and sports.
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Cabinet approves establishment of Higher Education Financing Agenc
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New Delhi [India], Sept.12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the creation of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) to give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions.
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Kenya in field of national
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New Delhi [India], Sept.12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday gave ex-post-facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy Development and Management (NHPDM). The MoU was signed on July 11, 2016 in Nairobi
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Cabinet approves bilateral pact for identification, return of Swis
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New Delhi [India], Sept.12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a bilateral technical arrangement (BTA) between India and Switzerland on the identification and return of Swiss and Indian nationals
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Union Cabinet approves exchange of tariff concessions under 4th ro
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New Delhi [India], Sept.12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the exchange of tariff concessions under the Fourth Round of Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) negotiations.
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