The Government provides the broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in reply to a question in Lok Sabha […]
Continue ReadingThe Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) administers the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act), The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. MCA does not maintain data on event base. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in reply […]
Continue ReadingIn order to promote sustainable mining and minimize the adverse footprints of mining on native environment, coal/lignite CPSUs under Ministry of Coal (MoC) have been taking various green initiatives, namely Biological reclamation of mined out land and overburden dumps, Avenue plantation along coal transportation and other roads Creation of green belt around infrastructures, sidings and […]
Continue ReadingThe coal stock at 136 number of power plants of 166109 MW capacity which are linked to coal companies is 16.63 Million Tonnes (MT) as on 24.11.21 and is sufficient for 9 days requirement. The coal stock at power plants has increased from 7.2 MT as on 08.10.21 to 16.63 MT as on 24.11.21. The […]
Continue ReadingTotal of 77 coal mines in the country have got Mine Opening Permission from FY 2018-19 onwards. State-wise bifurcation of these mines is as below: S.No Name of State Number of mines 1 Jharkhand 23 2 Chhattisgarh 12 3 Odisha 8 4 West Bengal 14 5 Telangana 12 6 Maharashtra 5 7 Karnataka 1 8 […]
Continue ReadingMethodology for auction of coal and lignite mines / blocks for sale of coal / lignite on revenue sharing basis has been issued on 28.05.2020. Both private and government companies are eligible to participate in the auction process. Salient features of the Methodology are as under: Based on Revenue sharing mechanism. Floor percentage at 4%. […]
Continue ReadingSome of the developmental projects being undertaken for the development of civil aviation in India are as follows: (i) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up developmental projects worth around Rs. 25,000 crores over the next five years for expansion and modification of existing terminals, new terminals, expansion or strengthening of existing runways, […]
Continue ReadingThe Government continues to undertake several measures to make the civil aviation sector a major attraction and to develop it as a major partner in the national economy. These include the following: (i) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up development programme to spend around Rs. 25,000 crores in next 4-5 years for […]
Continue ReadingDetails of airports/helipads upgraded / revived during the years 2020-21 till present, state-wise are attached at Annexure A. Details of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) during the years 2020-21 till present, state-wise are attached at Annexure B. The total number of passengers travelled in UDAN flights during the years […]
Continue ReadingThe Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for drones and drone components has been notified on 30 Sep 2021 to push the production of drones. The details of this scheme are as follows: (i) An incentive of Rs. 120 crore has been provided for Indian manufacturers of drone and drone components on the basis of their value […]
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