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Cabinet decides to open central tribal university in Andhra Pradesh

<span style="color: #222222;">Union Cabinet has given in principle approval for leasing out six airports through Public Private Partnership. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru. </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 amendment to the Central Universities Act- 2009 for setting up of a  Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh. </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. </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. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Prasad said the value of over 6.50 crore enemy shares amounting three thousand crore rupees will be sold after the decision. </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. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradip Port Trust, Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust and Kandla Port Trust. </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. </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>

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