Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat

May 25th, 09:14 am

PM Modi to visit Gujarat on 26th and 27th May. He will dedicate to the nation a Locomotive manufacturing plant and also launch various projects. The PM will participate in the celebrations of 20 years of Gujarat Urban Growth Story and launch Urban Development Year 2025. He will dedicate more than 22,000 dwelling units to the beneficiaries and also release funds to urban local bodies in Gujarat.

Cabinet approves Revised SHAKTI Policy for Coal Allocation to Power Sector

Cabinet approves Revised SHAKTI Policy for Coal Allocation to Power Sector

May 07th, 12:07 pm

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Modi has approved revised SHAKTI policy to grant fresh coal linkages to Thermal Power Plants of Central Sector/State Sector/ Independent Power Producers. With the introduction of SHAKTI Policy, 2017, there was a paradigm shift of coal allocation mechanism from a nomination-based regime to a more transparent way of allocation of coal linkages through an auction / tariff-based bidding.