Apr 05, 2023 Andhra Pradesh to install 18 lakh smart meters on farm motors The Andhra Pradesh government will install as many as 18 lakh smart meters on farm electric motors within a year, including spending ?4,000 core to procure allied material. The state will follow the guidelines issued by the Central Government and Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
Jan 05, 2023 Water schemes will be completed by 2024 The central government is spending around Rs 2,500 crore on various drinking water supply schemes in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur and plans to provide water connections to around 8.72 lakh households.
Dec 20, 2022 Four greenfield expressways in pipeline of East India The central government is gearing up to start work on four greenfield expressways worth Rs 1 lakh crore, in the state of West Bengal. The projects have been designed to decongest the state capital, Kolkata and improve the logistics efficiency of the state.
Nov 20, 2022 Government approved Rs 2 lakh crore for Maharashtra 225 projects Maharashtra government announced that the central government has approved nearly 225 projects for the state at a total estimated cost of Rs 2 lakh crore. While work on some of these projects has already started.
Mar 05, 2022 Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City projects to complete till June 2023 The Central government has set June 2023 as deadline for completion of the Smart City project in Pimpri- Chinchwad. The government will provide Rs 200 crore as the projects get completed.
Jul 20, 2021 Centre allocates Rs7,000cr grant to West Bengal under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2021-22 The Central government has allocated a Rs. 6,998.97 crore grant to West Bengal under the Jal Jeevan Mission for the fiscal year 2021-22. The Central allocation for the year 2020-21 was Rs. 1,614.18 crore in 2020-21. The Centre has also assured assistance to the state for provision of tap water to rural homes.
Jul 20, 2021 Centre allows RVNL to import 5,000 tonnes of steel for Kolkata Metro project The Ministry of Steel has permitted Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd to import 5,000 tonnes of steel products for the Kolkata Metro rail project. The central government in 2017 instituted a policy favouring domestically-manufactured iron and steel products, but has granted exemption for the metro project.
May 05, 2021 India, World Bank sign $68 mn project for improving education in Nagaland The Central government, the government of Nagaland and the World Bank have signed a $68 million project to enhance the governance of schools across Nagaland as well as to improve teaching practices and learning environments in select schools, in a project known as the Nagaland: Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources Project.
Apr 20, 2021 PPP model to boost efficiency of 12 ports The old central government-run ports are set to bring greater efficiency in cargo handling by roping in private companies. The 12 major ports will move to management by a private partner . The government has identified seven projects worth at least Rs 2,000 crore that will be offered on public-private partnership mode in the financial year 2021-2022.