The Project Monitoring Group (PMG) set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared Rs 5.1 lakh crore worth of infrastructure projects in less than a year, prompting over a dozen states keen on setting up similar monitoring cell in their respective states.
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Nod to 14 highway projects under EPC mode
As the Union government failed to draw bids under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for road projects, the Union Road Ministry has approved 14 highway projects to be bid under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model to attract private investments.
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Nod to 14 highway projects under EPC mode
As the Union government failed to draw bids under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for road projects, the Union Road Ministry has approved 14 highway projects to be bid under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model to attract private investments.
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Govt may increase defect liability period for roads
The government could make builders liable for defects on the main carriageway for five years instead of the present two years. This measure has been said to be taken by the government to ensure that roads are maintained better in the city. The governments proposed move comes after Prime Minister Manmohan SinghĆĀ“s directive to address issues of quality of roads built under the EPC model.
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India launches Bharatiya Mahila Bank for women
IndiaĆās first all-women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi Jointly in Mumbai on November 19, on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Traders’ plea for major port at Ramaiahpatnam
Traders in Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh have urged the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Centre should reconsider to build a major port in the state coast at Ramaiahpatnam instead of the already announced Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district in the same state.
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Traders’ plea for major port at Ramaiahpatnam
Traders in Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh have urged the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Centre should reconsider to build a major port in the state coast at Ramaiahpatnam instead of the already announced Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district in the same state.
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Shift of road work from BRO to Manipur PWD opposed
A memorandum has been submitted to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by expressing opposition to the Union government's decision to entrust construction work of Khongshang-Tamenglong road in Manipur to the State PWD from the Border Road Organisation (BRO).
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Economic integration key to foreign policy: PM
While addressing the Annual Conclave of Indian Ambassadors and High Commissioners in Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on November 4 that economic integration has become a crucial element in India's evolving foreign policy. He said developmental aspects have come to govern IndiaĆās strategic relationship with other countries.
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PM convenes meet on Navi Mumbai Airport on Nov 13
To discuss over the prevailing hindrances to the progress of the greenfield airport at Panvel in Navi Mumbai, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting in New Delhi on November 13. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said this at a public meeting in Panvel on October 26.