There seems to be some difference of opinion between the Planning Commission and the union shipping ministry regarding the draft new tariff guidelines for major ports. At a recent meeting with the shipping ministry, the Planning Commission said the reference tariff notified by Tamp will apply only for the first year of the concession perio
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Govt to set up separate grid for solar, wind projects
Planning Commission member BK Chaturvedi has said that the Union government would set up a green corridor to generate power from solar and wind capacities that were established at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore, Planning Commission member BK Chaturvedi. The National Action Plan on Climate Change has recommended that India generate 10 per cent of its power needs from solar, wind, hydropower and other renewable sources by 2015, and an additional 5 per cent by 2020.
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Plan panel’s move irks ministries
The move by the Planning Commission to initiate the mid-term appraisal process for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan at a time when the plan document is not even fully printed has irked central and state government departments. While the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period began in April 2012, the strategy document was finalised and approved by National Development Council only in late December 2012 and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepared the foreword for the Plan document only
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Not yet out
Despite the current slowdown, the long-term outlook for the port sector continues to be strong, especially because of increasing demand for coal, containers, crude oil and POL, fertilisers, and steel. The government also has taken into cognizance the issues impacting the sector
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When we finally hit the target?
Missing Maritime Agenda targets has been the norm. But now, the Shipping Ministry is pushing the much needed expansion of its severely congested ports with some urgency, even as the new targets for the year have been announced. As major ports are losing their lure with investors,
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Plea for attracting pvt investment in infra sector
Planning Commission deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia asked Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to promote private participation in the development of physical infrastructure. Ahluwalia urged Goa to try and cover all urban areas with sewerage network using latest technology to achieve the goal of total sanitation in the state. He offered the Planning Commission's full support to Goa in solid waste management and to make Goa plastic free
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Plan panel to decide on Rs 42.6 bn rail project
The Planning Commission would decide on whether whether to clear the Rs 4266.88 crore railway line project between Karnataka and Kerala. Of the estimated cost Rs 4266.88 crore, the cost of laying 72-km railway line between Nanjangud and Sulthan Bathery is estimated at Rs 764 crore. The Nilgiris-Wayanad National Highway and Railway Action Committee (NWNHRAC) has updated the earlier survey on the 236-km rail line project and has sent the repo
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Tripura CM discusses need to expedite infra projects
During a meeting with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar discussed the need to expedite critical infrastructure projects in the state. Sarkar informed Singh that some of the critical infrastructure projects likely to be implemented by the central government in the state are behind schedule. The chief minister met the Planning Commission chief to decide the annual plan outlay for state, which was
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Govt to set up mechanism for dispute resolution in PPP projects
Based on the direction from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Planning Commission will prepare the draft Bill on Dispute Resolution in public contracts in consultation with all stakeholders and ministries. In a first step to improve the institutional arrangement for dispute settlement, Singh asked the panel to prepare a draft bill to put in place a mechanism for
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Plan panel agrees on Rs 340 bn outlay for Bihar
During a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a plan outlay of Rs 34,000 crore was fixed for the state in 2013-14. This outlay is 34 per cent higher than the previous fiscal. The central government agreed to release Rs 12,000 crore through Backward Region Grant Fund during the 12 th Plan (2012-2017). This fund is to be used mainly for ene