The Planning Secretary Sindhushree Khullar has suggested five changes that could outline the identity, structure and function of the body that will succeed the 64-year old commission.
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Govt asks power firms to sign FSAs within a month
One month deadline has been given to the public sector power companies to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with Coal India (CIL). The deadline has been set up by the Prime MinisterÂ’s Office (PMO) on December 17. The PSUs include NTPC and it they fail to meet the deadline the FSAs would be withdrawn, the PMO has warned.
Sources told a leading news agency that the PMO has asked Power Ministry to direct power PSUs to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with CIL within a month from December 17.
PMO to oversee DFC project to speed up work
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will henceforth directly monitor the progress of the construction of the Dedicated FreÂight Corridor (DFC), virtually taking the job away from the Railways.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a meeting in February to take stock of the proÂgress, apparently dissatisfied with the role of the Railways which was primarily to monitor the progress of the job, the execution of which had been handed over to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL).
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Did his experience in quelling union strikes land him the top job that some call plum, others unenviable? Narsing Rao, who will be assuming charge as the new chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL) by the end of this month, has successfully brought down the number of worker strikes during his period at Singareni, where 70,000 workers operate the mines.
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