In a move poised to transform the development and management of the national capital's infrastructure, the Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi is set to establish its own engineering cadre.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod for the construction of a 4-lane Paramakudi-Ramanathapuram section of National Highway 87 in Tamil Nadu, worth Rs 1,853 crore.
The Union Cabinet Tuesday approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability, and social security across all sectors with a special focus on the manufacturing sector, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on Wednesday, gave its approval to the revised Jharia Master Plan aimed at tackling fire, land subsidence, and rehabilitation of affected families in Jharia Coalfield, a government release said.
The CCEA has approved Central support of Rs 3,652.56 crore to Bihar for the completion of the project by March, 2029 with an estimated cost of Rs 6,282.32 crore, a government statement said.
The Bill on the simultaneous polls for the lower house and the assemblies, once cleared by both houses of Parliament, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, will become a law.
The scheme formulated by the Power Ministry provides for formation of a JV company for all the projects of a Central PSU with the State government, it said.
According to the 2011 census, the ST population in the country is 10.43 crore, which is 8.6% of the total population of the country.
