Cabinet decisions: The key decisions were taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The new rail-cum-road Bridge across the Ganga River will provide connectivity, facilitate ease of travelling, minimise logistics costs, reduce oil imports and lower CO2 emissions.
The rice fortification initiative will continue as a central sector initiative with 100% funding by the Centre as part of PMGKAY (Food Subsidy), thus providing a unified institutional mechanism for implementation.
By now, India had Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia as the notified classical languages.
The payment of productivity linked bonus acts as an incentive to motivate railway employees for working towards improvement in the performance of the Railways.
Ashwini Vaishnaw said all preparatory steps towards this have been approved and Venus Orbiter Mission, Gaganyaan follow-on and Bharatiya Antariksh Station and Next Generation Launch Vehicle development also given approval.
The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of schemes of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) to provide remunerative prices to farmers and to control price volatility of essential commodities for consumers.
On 'One Nation, One Election', Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a large number of political parties across the political spectrum has actually supported the One Nation One Election initiative.
The scheme addresses range anxiety of EV buyers by promoting in a big way the installation of electric vehicle public charging stations (EVPCS). The scheme also promotes mass mobility by supporting means of public transportation.
After the Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Centre decided to cover senior citizens who are more than 70 years old under universal health coverage, Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana.
The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’, headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, had submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on March 15, and recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, state Assemblies.
The Union Cabinet has recommended the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha. This decision marks a crucial step in the transition to the formation of a new government following the recently concluded elections.
PM Modi highlighted his work with Chouhan when they were both CMs, and said he wanted to "take him along". Chouhan, who was replaced by Mohan Yadav as MP CM, will contest from his home turf Vidisha in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
The IndiaAI mission aims to drive AI innovation through strategic programs and partnerships across public and private sectors, creating an extensive ecosystem.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said this fab will be constructed with an investment of Rs 91,000 crore. The fab will cover high-performance compute chips with 28 nm technology, and power management chips for electric vehicles (EVs), telecom, defense, more, according to the government.
The Cabinet's nod comes just before the expiration of Bharti Airtel's spectrum in five circles, with another set to expire in March.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 3,064.45 crore, including 2233.81 crore for civil construction. The bridge will facilitate easier and faster travel, which will advance the state's overall development, particularly in north Bihar.
The commission will examine current arrangements for funding disaster management initiatives with reference to the funds established under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. In addition, it will also review tax devolution and state revenue augmentation strategies.
The meetings are scheduled on a day when a campaign for the Telangana Assembly election is ending. The timing hinted that PM Modi wanted to focus on the upcoming Lok Sabha election and he may ask his Cabinet colleagues to amp up work on all mega projects.
MSP is the minimum rate at which the grain is purchased by the government procurement agencies. India has three cropping seasons -- Summer, Kharif, and Rabi.
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