New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday approved construction of new 5.634-meter-long four-lane bridge across river Ganga at a cost of Rs 2,926.42 crore. The construction period for the project is three-and-half years and it is likely to be completed by January 2023. Talking to reporters[Read More…]
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CCEA approves new 4-lane bridge on Kosi river in Bihar
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the construction of the 6.93 km-long four-lane bridge at Phulaut in Bihar that would cut down the distance between Phulaut to Bihpur from 72 km to 12 km. “The CCEA, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the project for construction of 6.930 km-long four-lane bridge at Phulaut in Bihar,” Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the media[Read More…]
Modi government approves 50% hike over input cost for farmers
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) for summer-sown Kharif crops for the year 2018-19, which will cost the exchequer more than Rs 15,000 core, providing a profit of 50% or more over the cost of production. Addressing the media, Union minister Rajnath Singh said, “The[Read More…]
Erstwhile policy allowed FIPB to clear Aircel-Maxis case
On February 10, the Supreme Court asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to put forward “concrete” evidence to prove that former Finance Minister P Chidambaram had directly given FIPB clearance to the Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006, bypassing the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA). Foreign ministry officials however say that it[Read More…]