Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the acquisition of an Ice-class Research Vessel at a total cost

of Rs.490 crore by March 2013

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa

Implementation of Mission Mode Project on ‘Immigration, Visa and Foreigner’s Registration & Tracking (IVFRT)’

National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme to award 1,00,000 scholarships every year, under which each student
would be given Rs.6000 per annum for study in classes IX to XII.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved a proposal for setting up of 107 new Kendriya
VidyalayasThe total financial requirement for construction and operation of these new KVs is Rs.526.99 crore during
the 11th Plan with a spillover of Rs.279.48 crore towards capital cost during the 12th Plan.

Proposal for re-structuring of the Centrally Sponsored ‘Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar’ (SGSY and its renaming as
National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)

The Mission will broadly adopt the following objectives: (i) Universal Social Mobilization (ii) Formation of People’s
Institutions (iii) Universal financial Inclusion (iv) Training and Capacity building for Self Employment (v) Enhanced
Package of Economic Assistance for setting up of Micro enterprises (vi) Convergence and larger role for the Self Help
Groups (SHGs) and their federations (vii) Skill development and Placement for Wage Employment.

Under the Mission during the remaining period of the 11th Plan, 10 lakh SHGs will be formed and 40% of the SHGs will
be taken up to micro-enterprise level and skill training will also be provided to these ‘swarozgaris’. Formation of
federations will be actively encouraged at various levels under NRLM. About 17 lakh rural BPL youth will be provided
skill upgradation training for placement in the private sector for wage employment under the Special Projects
component of NRLM.

The Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) Scheme, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented in all states
except Delhi and Chandigarh since 1999, is primarily designed to promote self-employment oriented income
generating activities for the BPL households in the rural areas. Woven around the mechanism of Self-Help Groups
(SHGs),

cost of a school toilet unit being constructed under the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) from existing Rs.20,000 to
Rs.35,000 (Rs. 38,500 for difficult and hilly areas). There will be no change in the funding pattern and it will remain
same as 70% by centre and 30% by State. special focus has been given to children for improved sanitation facilities in
the schools and anganwadis .It is expected that all the rural government schools and anganwadis shall get covered
with sanitation facilities by March 2011.

Disinvestment of 10% paid up equity capital of Hindustan Copper Limited

Disinvestment of 10% paid up equity in Coal India Limited (CIL) out of Government of India shareholding of 100%

Budget provision of Special Drawing Rights equivalent of USD 100 million(approx. Rs.450 crore) of International
Development Association (IDA) loan for on-lending to Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) under World
Bank assisted microfinance project

Proposal for initiation of second phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) approved

Financial restructuring of Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Ltd and transfer of administrative control of its subsidiaries Burn
Standard Company Ltd and Braithwaite & Co Ltd to Ministry of Railways and transfer of refractory unit of Burn
Standard Company Ltd to Steel Authority of India Ltd
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the proposal “JICA (Japan International Cooperation
Agency) assisted Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-II project at Varanasi, U.P.” under the National Ganga River Basin
Authority (NGRBA) programme at an estimated cost of Rs.496.90 crore. The project cost will be shared on 85:15 basis
between the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, except for the component of Consulting
Services, which will be borne entirely by the Government of India.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the implementation of the existing Micro Irrigation
Scheme (MIS) as the National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) during the Eleventh Plan period with an outlay of
Rs.8032.90 crore, of which Rs.3409.26 crore will be contributed by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
(DAC) as Central share comprising 40% subsidy for general farmers and 50% subsidy for small and marginal farmers.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) of Power Grid
Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), PGCIL went for a maiden Initial Public Offering (IPO)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the continuation of the scheme of central assistance for
Fast Track Courts for a further period of one year upto 31st March 2011. Central assistance to the States will be
provided for 1562 Fast Track Courts @ Rs.4.80 lakh per court for the year 2010-11. A budget provision of Rs.75.00
crore has been made for the scheme in the budget of the current financial year.As per the information received from
the State Governments/Registries of the High Courts, 28.38 lakh cases have been disposed off out of 35.02 lakh cases
transferred to Fast Tract Courts since inception.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the “Comprehensive and Integrated Socio-Economic
Development Project under the New Land Use Policy (NLUP) of Government of Mizoram”

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the grant of drilling moratorium of three years to all
deepwater block Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) signed under various rounds of exploration till the NELP- V
rounds where drilling commitments are pending as on 1st January, 2009.

Closure of North Coast Marine Area 2 (NCMA 2) Project in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) by ONGC Mittal Energy Limited
(OMEL).The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today granted ex-post-facto approval for withdrawal of ONGC
Videsh Limited (OVL) (as co-venturer in OMEL) from North Coast Marine Area 2 (NCMA 2) project in Trinidad & Tobago
after incurring an expenditure of about USD 1 Million.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the National Programme for Prevention and Control of
Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for implementation of its various components during
the remaining period of 11th Five year plan (i.e. 2010-11 & 2011-12) at an estimated outlay of Rs. 1230.90 crore
(Rs.499.38 crore for interventions on diabetes and cardiovascular diseases & stroke and Rs.731.52 crore for cancer
control) on a cost sharing basis between the Centre and the States at the rate of 80:20. Transfer of funds from one
component to the other beyond this limit would be decided by the Empowered Programme Committee (EPC) and
Mission Steering Group (MSG).

Accessing Global Fund Award for Rolling Continuation Channel Project “Scaling up of Integrated counselling and
testing, Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission of HIV (PPTCT) and referral to care, support and treatment services
for people living with HIV in India” The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the utilization of grant
of Rs.609.91 crore (USD 128.4 Million) approved by the Global Fund for AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria in rolling
Continuation Channel grant of Round 2, for implementing the project ‘Scaling up of integrated counselling and testing,
PPTCT and referral to care, support and treatment services for people living with HIV in India’. The funding will be
entirely through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM).
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the IT Modernization Project – Phase-II proposal of the
Department of Posts. The decision is to computerize all the Departmental and Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) posts offices
in the country. The approval has also been accorded for creation of IT infrastructure including establishment of Data
Centre, Networking of the Departmental post offices, development of scalable, integrated and modular software for
all the operations of the Department of Posts. The Project will be implemented over a three year period covering
2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Lakshadweep (UTL) Administration for acquisition of two 400 Passenger Vessels at an indicative cost of Rs.360 crore to
mitigate the transport difficulties experienced by the people of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. These vessels will be
deployed in the Mainland-Lakshadweep sector providing passenger service between Kochi / Mainland and islands in
Lakshadweep.Shipping is the life line of the people of the Island. The UTL Administration has only three all weather
vessels namely M.V. Kavaratti, M.V. Tipu Sultan and M.V. Bharat Seema

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the expansion of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored
Scheme ‘Livestock Health and Disease Control’ by adding four new components and enlarging the scope of the existing
Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme from 54 Districts to 221 districts. The new components to be added are:

(i) National Animal Disease Reporting System

(ii) National Control Programme on Peste des Petits Ruminants,

(iii) National Control Programme on Brucellosis and

(iv) Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries.

At present, this scheme has following four components, namely:

(a) Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases,

(b) National Project on Rinderpest Eradiction,

(c) Professional Efficiency Development and

(d) Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme

Implementation of the existing and additional components, and expansion of the Foot and Mouth Disease Control
Programme under the scheme ‘Livestock Health and Disease Control’ will involve an investment of Rs.886.10 crore in
2010-11 and 2011-12.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme
for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls -"SABLA" in the ICDS projects & Anganwadi Centres in select 200 districts in all
the States/UTs for empowering adolescent girls in the age group of 11 to 18 years. The Scheme has been
recommended by the Group of Ministers and aims at enhancing the nutritional and economic status of adolescent
girls. These districts will be selected using a set of indicators and will be a combination in equal proportion of good
performing, moderate and not so well performing, districts in all the States/UTs.

The Adolescent Girls (AGs) will be provided Take Home Ration (THR) under the Scheme. However, if any State/UT
insists on providing hot cooked meal, standards should be set for the same. Separately, the Ministry will explore
feasibility of implementing Conditional Cash Transfer scheme as an alternative for AGs in 100 more districts. The Cash
transfer will be made contingent on the conditions to be fulfilled which will need to be laid down clearly and which
should be implementable.
An allocation of Rs. 4500 crores has been made for implementing the scheme during the remaining period of the XI
Five Year Plan. For 2010-11, a provision of Rs.1000 crore has been made in the Budget.

In the initial years, an estimate of 40-50% accessing the scheme, 0.92 crore to 1.15 crore adolescent girls of 11-18
years per annum are expected to be covered under the scheme during the XI Plan.

It will be implemented using the platform of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) of the Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) Scheme. In AWCs where infrastructure and facilities are inadequate, alternative arrangements would be made
in schools/ panchayats/ community building etc.

The salient features of the scheme are as under:

(i) 50:50 sharing between Gol and States/UTs of nutrition provision (600 calories and 18-20 gram of
protein)Continuation of Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY) (where operational) in remaining districts from funds of SABLA and
utilisation of savings available under KSY for RGSEAG-SABLA in 200 districts.

Implementation of Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme in the country (Except North-Eastern States, J&K,
Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshdweep) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the proposal for
implementation of Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme in the country (Except North- Eastern States, J&K,
Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep).

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the nomination of National Cooperative Consumer
Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), other public sector undertaking and
cooperatives as central agencies for procurement of oilseeds and pulses in addition to NAFED under Price Support
Scheme (PSS).

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
(MNAIS). The modified NAIS has been formulated, incorporating the necessary changes/modifications in consultation
with States to remove the deficiencies and make it more comprehensive and farmer friendly.

The approved scheme has the following features:

(i) Actuarial premiums will be paid for insuring the crops, hence the claims liability would be on the insurer;

(ii) The unit area of insurance for major crops is village panchayat;

(iii) Indemnity amount shall be payable for prevented sowing/planting risk and for post harvest losses due to cyclone;

(iv) On account payment up to 25% of likely claims would be released as advance for providing immediate relief to
farmers;

(v) Uniform seasonality discipline for loanee and non-loanee farmers;

(vi) More proficient basis for calculation of threshold yield and minimum indemnity level of 70% instead of 60%;

(vii) Modified NAIS with improved features will have two components i.e. compulsory and voluntary. Loanee farmers
will be insured under ‘compulsory category’ while non-loanee farmers will be insured under ‘voluntary category’;

(viii) Private sector insurers with adequate infrastructure and experience would also be allowed in the implementation
of MNAIS.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved an amount of ` 935 crore as the revised cost estimate for
implementing the E-Courts project in the country. The cost approved earlier for the project in 2007, was ` 441.8 crore.
E-Courts is one of the Mission Mode projects of e-Governance under the National e-Governance Plan.The revised cost
estimate for the project now covers 14249 courts in 3069 court complexes as against the coverage of 13348 courts in
2100 court complexes approved earlier.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved revision of the existing norms of the SSA programme to
conform with the RTE Act (Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act). The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
Programme, a major flagship programme of the Government of India to universalize elementary education in the
country, will be the main vehicle for the implementation of the RTE Act.

The revisions are as follows:

(i) Revision of SSA norms, including provisions for teachers and classrooms, support for academic supervision,
research, evaluation and monitoring, opening of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) to bring them in
conformity with the provisions of the RTE Act and implement the combined RTE-SSA programme. New norms under
SSA for uniforms, transportation costs and residential schools to implement the combined RTE-SSA programme have
also been included.

(ii) Revision of the funding pattern for the combined RTE-SSA programme between the Centre and the States in the
ratio of 65:35 for all States/ UTs; in the case of eight States of NER the existing sharing pattern of 90:10 would however
be continue.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the disinvestment of 10% of total paid up equity of MOIL
out of its holding through Initial Public Offering (IPO). The State Governments of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
have also decided to divest 5% each of total paid up equity in MOIL out of their shareholding along with the
Government of India. This will lead to MOIL listing its shares in the Stock Exchanges. A portion of the shares to be
offered for sale through IPO shall be reserved for the employees of the Company.

The CCEA has also approved to allow 5% price discount to the employees of the company under employees
reservation quota to encourage their becoming stakeholders in the company. The CCEA has further decided to allow
this 5% price discount to retail investors as well as to encourage the development of people-ownership.

At present, the Central Government holds 81.57% of the equity of Manganese Ore India Ltd. a Miniratna Central Public
Sector Enterprise. The balance is held by the State Governments of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the extent of
9.62% and 8.81% respectively. MOIL is engaged in production of manganese ore, which is the raw material for
manufacturing of alloys, an essential input for steel making and dioxide ore for manufacturing dry batteries.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the implementation of Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog
Yojana (IGMSY) on pilot basis in selected 52 districts during the remaining period of XI Five Year Plan at a total cost of `
1000 crore. The Scheme will be implemented by using the infrastructure, personnel, systems and structures of ICDS
including support of health systems along with the additional personnel on contractual basis as approved in the
Scheme.

The Scheme will be centrally sponsored with 100% assistance from the Centre. Accordingly, Rs.390 crore and Rs.610
crore have been allocated for 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively. IGMSY will be implemented in all the Anganwadi
Centres of the selected 52 districts from all the States/UTs.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Revised Cost Estimate (Completion Cost) of Tehri Hydro
Electric Project Stage-l (4x250 MW=1000 MW) in Uttarakhand, amounting to ` 8392.45 crore, including Interest During
Construction (IDC).

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of 30% reservation quota of the
requirement of BSNL/MTNL for ITI for a period of two years w.e.f. 21.09.2010 for products manufactured by it as well
as on turnkey projects (like GSM network roll-out).
Disinvestment of a part of Government equity in Shipping Corporation of India Limited through “Offer for Sale” and
raising of additional equity by SCI

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for:

(i) Issue of fresh equity of 10% by SCI of its existing equity amounting to 4,23,45,365 shares in the domestic market as
per SEBI regulations.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved additional projects under Scheme for Integrated Textile
Parks (SITP). The number of sanctioned projects will be limited so that committed liability of the new projects is within
the balance amount of ` 200 crore available from SITP plan allocation in the 12th Five year Plan.