The Union Cabinet meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved following decisions:
- A decision has been taken which would facilitate seamless transport between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN).
- Cabinet has approved interest-free loans of Rs. 6000 crore to give some relief to the sugarcane industry. This will benefit sugarcane farmers.
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continued production of urea from three units in south India, which use naphtha as feedstock.
- Development of the four laning of the Yadgiri-Warangal section of National Highway – 163 in Telangana. After four laning of this stretch, the whole stretch from Hyderabad to Warangal would be 4-laned. The total length of the road will be approximately 99 kms.The development of this stretch will also help in uplifting the socio-economic condition of the concerned regions of the State and would also increase employment potential for local laborers for project activities.
- Development of the four laning of the Guna-Biaora and Biaora-Dewas section of National Highway – 3 in Madhya Pradesh with an estimate cost of Rs.2815.69 crore. The main objective of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh and also in reducing the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between Guna-Biaora-Dewas, which are major cities of Madhya Pradesh.
- .Approved the Ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 185 on the Seafarers Identity Document (SID). A bio-metric based seafarer’s identity document will be developed, mainly, to ensure a foolproof security system to ward off the potential risk of breach of security and possible terrorist attacks. India’s ratification of this Convention will benefit Indian seafarers, who may otherwise find a threat to their job opportunities, in the near future, in the global maritime sector if India doesn’t ratify the Convention.
