<span style="color: #222222;">Union Cabinet has given in principle approval for leasing out six airports through Public Private Partnership.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Briefing reporters in New Delhi this evening, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the Cabinet has also approved&nbsp;amendment&nbsp;to the Central Universities Act- 2009 for setting up of a&nbsp; Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A fund of 420 crore rupees has been granted as the first phase expenditure towards the establishment of the University.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In another decision, the Cabinet has given its in-principle approval for laying down procedures and mechanisms for sale of enemy shares under the custody of Home Ministry.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr.&nbsp;Prasad said the value of over 6.50 crore enemy shares amounting three thousand crore rupees will be sold after the decision.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs, CCEA has also approved strategic disinvestment of 100 per cent government's equity in the Dredging Corporation of India Ltd to construct four ports.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradip Port Trust, Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust and Kandla Port Trust.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Presently, the government holds 73.44 per cent shares in the DCIL. Now the decision will further facilitate the linkage of dredging activities with the ports.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The CCEA also approved Procurement Quota to ITI Ltd in procurements made by BSNL, MTNL and BBNL.</span>
News On AIR | November 8, 2018 9:17 PM
Cabinet decides to open central tribal university in Andhra Pradesh