The Government has received several critical suggestions from different stakeholders to promote the local shipbuilding industry, which includes grant of infrastructure status, financial assistance and tax sops, Parliament was informed.
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Tag: infrastructure
Kandla bags´Port of the Year´ award
The Kandla Port Trust (KPT) has said Kandla has been recognized as Sea Port of the Year for Non-Containerized Cargo for North India at the recently-concluded 6th Northern India Multimodal Logistics Awards 2015.
Cabinet nod for Sagarmala project
The Government gave ´in principle´nod to Sagarmala project, which is aimed at port-led development in coastal states. ´The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its ´in-principle´approval for the concept and institutional framework of Sagarmala Project,´ an official statement said.
SPVs for each smart city
A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be created for each smart city, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said. Infrastructure deficit will be bridged by retrofitting of identified areas of a city and re-development of areas which are not amenable to retrofitting, a statement from the Ministry said.
Committee to Review PPP cell in Rlys
The Ministry of Railways has decided to constitute a Committee headed by Ajay Shankar, IAS (Retd.), former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (Govt. of India) to review the existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Cell in the Railway Board.
L&T hopes to win 2 power plant contracts in FY16
Engineering major Larsen & Toubro expects to bag at least two thermal projects out of the 12 which are likely to come up for bidding over the next one year, a senior company official has said.
Goa to get Rs.700 cr infra boost
In a major step to give a boost to the poor infrastructure in Goa, the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has proposed to increase the budget of the state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC)-the special purpose vehicle for such projects-to Rs 700 crore which is almost three times of the previous year.
AP expects over 100 new projects in 5 years
´The Andhra Pradesh Government is expecting 139 new infrastructure projects across the state over the next five years that would see an investment of $30 billion,´ said Ajay Jain, Secretary, Infrastructure and Energy.
GIDC to receive Rs.700 crore
Goa government has proposed to increase the budget of the Goa state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC) to Rs 700 crore which is almost three times of the previous year.
Government amends norms for financial support to PPP
The Government has approved amendments to the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) guidelines to enhance financial support to projects in infrastructure sector.

