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Union Government constitutes Committee headed by Vijay Kelkar to revisit PPP infra model

Union government has constituted a 10-member committee to review and revitalise public private partnership (PPP) mode of infrastructure development. The committee will be chaired by former finance secretary...

May 27, 2015

Ministry of Railways constitutes Ajay Shankar Committee to review PPP Cell functioning

Union Ministry of Railways has constituted a Committee to review the existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Cell in the Railway Board with former IAS officer Ajay Shankar as...

March 26, 2015

Justice Mukkul Mudgal Committee submits final report to Supreme Court

The Justice Mukkul Mudgal Committee, which was constituted to conduct an independent inquiry over allegations of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in IPL matches, submitted its findings in the...

November 4, 2014

Government extends the term of 14th Finance Commission

The Cabinet has approved the extension of the deadline for the submission of the Report of the 14th Finance Commission by two months to December 31, 2014. The Commission...

November 2, 2014

Government reconstitutes the National Committee to commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Nehru

The Government has reconstituted the National Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The committee will hold its first meeting after...

October 21, 2014

Deepak Parekh committee on Infrastructure submits report

The High-level government committee on infrastructure headed by Deepak Parekh submits the last part of its report in October. The Committee consisted of Uday Kotak, G.M.R Rao, Sanjay...

October 7, 2014

KV Thomas is new Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas has been appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Thomas is the senior Congress Parliamentarian from Ernakulum Constituency, Kerala. The position was previously...

August 20, 2014

Bimal Jalan appointed as head of Expenditure Management Commission

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Bimal Jalan has been appointed as head of the Expenditure Management Commission, which will study various aspects of expenditure reforms to...

August 13, 2014

Uttarakhand Govt sets up Committee to survey industries using silica dust

A high level committee has been constituted by the Uttarakhand government with a view to conduct a detailed survey of the industries using silica dust in the state. The...

August 10, 2014

Kapil Dev to chair Arjuna Award selection panel

Legendary India cricket skipper Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for selecting outstanding sportspersons of the country for year 2014. Former hockey captain Ajitpal Singh...

August 8, 2014

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