Union Cabinet
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7th Pay Comm: Cabinet clears 23.5 pc salary hike for central govt employees
Jun 29, 2016, 04:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the recommendations made by the 7th pay commission that would increase the salaries of over 1 crore government employees and pensioners by at least 23.5 per cent.
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Union government raises financial limits of ministries up to Rs 500 crore
Jun 28, 2016, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: The union government today upwardly revised the financial limits of its ministries and departments, empowering ministers to clear projects worth up to Rs 500 crore -- up from the earlier Rs 150 crore.
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Seventh Pay Commission likely to be implemented soon; salary hike of 23pc on cards
Jun 28, 2016, 09:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Committee of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha has submitted its report on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which is liley to come up for discussion in the
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Govt unveils Rs 6,000 cr in sops for textiles sector, targets 1 cr fresh jobs, Rs 2 lakh cr exports in 3 years
Jun 22, 2016, 08:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Cabinet today approved a package for the textiles sector eyeing a three-year target of adding 1 crore jobs, additional exports upto Rs 2 lakh crore and Rs 74,215 crore fresh investment. The
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Union Cabinet reshuffle likely after June 21; UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab may get more representation
National | Jun 17, 2016, 03:21 PM ISTA reshuffle of the Union Cabinet may take place this month with more representation likely to be given to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
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11 key decisions taken by Union Cabinet today
National | Jun 15, 2016, 09:38 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a Union Cabinet meeting here with his colleagues in which a few important decisions were landed upon including one on the civil aviation policy.
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Union cabinet gives nod for raising retirement age of doctors to 65 years
National | Jun 15, 2016, 06:12 PM ISTActing on the promise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saharanpur last month where he had given assurance of increasing the retirement age of Doctors to 65 years, the union cabinet today gave its nod for the same.
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Now, six new IITs for students in India
India | May 25, 2016, 08:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today granted ex-post facto approval to the amendment to The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 to give IIT status to six colleges, an official
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Govt approves India's first Capital Goods policy, eyes 21 million new jobs
May 25, 2016, 08:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the first-ever policy for the country’s capital goods sector envisaging creation of over 21 million new jobs by 2025. The objectives of the National Capital Goods Policy are
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Government scraps surcharge on card, digital payments
Feb 25, 2016, 03:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for withdrawing surcharge, service charge and convenience fee to promote payments through cards and digital means, aiming reducing cash transactions.The Cabinet meet, chaired by Prime Minister
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PM Modi to review implementation status of Cabinet decisions
National | Feb 09, 2016, 08:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review next week the implementation status of some key decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, including those taken way back in July 2014.Scheduled for February 17, this will
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Government clears proposal for re-construction of dam in Afghanistan
India | Dec 23, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A proposal to reconstruct a dam in Afghanistan with revised cost estimates of Rs 1,775.69 crore was cleared by Government today.The dam is expected to lead to the overall economic development of the
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Cabinet may approve new power tariff policy next week
India | Dec 13, 2015, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Cabinet is likely to approve next week a new power tariff policy to boost regulatory mechanism for discoms and focus on clean energy sources like solar and wind.Besides, the Union Cabinet may
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President re-promulgates ordinance on cheque bounce cases
National | Sep 23, 2015, 06:53 PM ISTNew Delhi : In a big relief to about 18 lakh people who have to travel long distances to deal with cheque bounce cases, President has re-promulgated an ordinance that will make prosecution easier by
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Cabinet nod to adding four castes in OBC list
India | Aug 27, 2015, 05:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for amending the central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to include Sipai and Patni Jamat or Turk Jamat (all Muslims) of Gujarat and
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Cabinet approves Rs 1,750 crore to strengthen drug regulation
India | Aug 13, 2015, 09:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved Rs 1,750 crore for strengthening drug regulatory systems at both central and state levels.Of the amount, an
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Union Cabinet describes APJ Abdul Kalam as 'true nationalist'
National | Jul 28, 2015, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Paying glowing tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam, the Union Cabinet today passed a resolution saying the country has lost "a visionary scientist, a true nationalist and a great son".The
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Amendments to arbitration law to come before Cabinet tomorrow
India | Jul 15, 2015, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A string of amendments proposed to the arbitration law to end delays and eliminate high costs in a bid to provide ease in doing business in the country will come up before the
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PM Narendra Modi likely to unveil new National Skills Policy on July 15
National | Jul 08, 2015, 10:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to unveil the new National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on July 15, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day."PM Modi will launch the new
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42% Of PM Modi's Ministers Spent 393 Days Abroad
National | Jun 13, 2015, 07:01 PM ISTMore than 42% the Union Cabinet collectively spent 393 days on foreign visits in the first 9 months of the NDA government, according to data compiled by Factly.in, a data-journalism portal.Twenty-seven of Prime Minister Narendra