Cabinet Committee On Investments

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  Cabinet Approves 3 Railway Projects Worth Rs 7,927 Crore

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved three projects of the Ministry of Railways entailing an investment of Rs 7,927 crore.

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  Cabinet Approves 2 Hydro Projects Worth Rs 3,689 Crore In Arunachal Pradesh

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday approved two hydropower projects entailing an investment of Rs 3,689 crore in Arunachal Pradesh.

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  Cabinet Approves Rs 59,000 Crore Investment In Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme For Scheduled Caste Students

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved changes in the centrally sponsored Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme to benefit more than four crore Scheduled Caste students in the next five years and approved a total investment of over Rs 59,000 crore for the purpose.

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  PM Modi's Plan To Tackle Economy, Jobs: 2 New Cabinet Committees

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering a proposal to set up cabinet committees to address the two biggest challenges his government faces - slowing growth and rising unemployment.

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  Foreign Airlines Allowed To Invest Up To 49% In Air India

  This move is expected to expedite Air India's divestment process.

• AK Antony prevails, FDI cap in defence remains 26 per cent

  With the cap in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence remaining at 26 per cent and proposals beyond that to be considered by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on a case-to-case basis, senior Congress leader and Defence Minister AK Antony has succeeded in prevailing over the Commerce Ministry.

• FDI: Government relaxes rules for key sectors

  The government today relaxed Foreign Direct Investment or FDI guidelines for a range of industries including telecom, single brand retail and oil and gas in a bid to lure capital inflows, prop up the sliding rupee and rev up growth.

• Foreign direct investment (FDI) rules relaxed for various sectors

  India relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) rules on Tuesday in a broad swathe of industries including telecoms, single brand retail and oil and gas in a bid to lure capital inflows, prop up a sliding currency and rev up growth.

• Economy turning around, GDP to exceed 6 percent: PM

  Indicating that the worst may be over for the Indian economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the economic situation is turning around with inflation coming under control and the GDP growth likely to exceed six percent in the current fiscal.

• Text of Prime Minister's address at Confederation of Indian Industry meeting

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today addressed a gathering of some of the country's top business persons at the annual meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

• PM to head Cabinet Committee on Investment that will fast track clearances for mega projects

  In a major initiative to course-correct lethargic infrastructure development, a new Cabinet Committee on Investment has been set up by the government for fast-tracking major infrastructure projects.

• Government divided over investment body; Chidambaram clears note that pushes for it

  The Cabinet has postponed its decision on setting up a National Investment Board (NIB) or a Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI) which will expedite projects over Rs. 1,000 crore by setting timelines for concerned ministries.

• Cabinet Committee on Investments to monitor projects worth 1000 crores, says Chidambaram

  The government has proposed to set up the Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI) to monitor and advise ministries on expediting projects entailing investments in excess of Rs 1,000 crore, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.

• Cabinet to discuss FDI in aviation; will it pass the Trinamool test?

  The Manmohan Singh government is set to follow up Thursday's politically tough decision on fuel with another reform-oriented policy move - it proposes to allow foreign airlines to invest in the aviation sector to bring in more foreign direct investment or FDI. This time the government also hopes to get past its main hurdle, ally Trinamool Congress.