Businessmen in Ongole in Andhra Pradesh have urged the Union government to establish the proposed major port at Ramaiahpatnam of Prakasam district instead of Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district. The businessmen claimed that the major port was originally planned at Ramaiahpatnam and appealed to the Centre not to shift it to Durgarajapuram.
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Odisha to get Rs 1,493 cr for rural roads
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), 881 rural road projects of 2,982 km length worth Rs 1,493 crore have been sanctioned to Odisha by the Union government. This was disclosed by the Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh in a letter to the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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Govt offers sops to FAB manufacturers
The Union government has decided to apprise all semiconductor wafer fabrication (FAB) manufacturers of the quantum of subsidy/other benefits/support being offered for establishing FAB manufacturing facilities in India.
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Govt to invite Rs 20,000 cr bids for power projects
The Union government is to call global bids in the next two months for a dozen inter-state power transmission projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore. The government's initiative is to connect power generation projects in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu states.
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Struggling highway projects may get package
The Union government plans to extend its rescue package to all struggling highway projects instead of the previously identified 23 projects.
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Govt keen to set up urban transport authority
The Union government has intensified efforts to set up Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) and Urban Transport Fund (UTF) for a planned and coordinated implementation of urban transport projects
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Govt to build 3,862 Rajiv Awas Yojana houses in Haryana
Under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, the Union government has given approval to include Ambala, Sirsa and Rohtak towns of Haryana to build 3,862 houses at a cost of Rs 250 crore in the three towns.
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Govt to take Rs 20,000 cr WMA loan from RBI
To meet unexpected expenditure of the Union government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would provide Rs 20,000 crore through its Ways and Means Advances (WMA) window in the second half of the current fiscal, RBI said on September 30.
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Cargo terminal for Imphal airport
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries has given its approval for setting up a cargo terminal at Imphal airport.
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CCEA may reschedule Rs 98K cr NHAI premium
The Union government may consider to reschedule premium payment worth Rs 98,000 crore to be paid by private road concessionaires to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for 23 road projects. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) would soon to consider a proposal in this regard.