Cabinet Secretariat

Cabinet Secretariat, Hyderabad House-like conference facility to be located together with new PMO

High-level talks, especially with top visiting leaders of various countries, are currently held in the Hyderabad House. The historic edifice has been hosting top international leaders for decades.

President okays change in rules for rail Budget merger

The Department of Economic Affairs has been entrusted with the work relating to preparation of central Budget including rail Budget, as per a recent order issued by Cabinet Secretariat.

Aadhaar mandatory for MGNREGS work from April

Beginning April 1, people living in rural areas need to have Aadhaar under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that mandates 100 days work for a household annually.

Bankruptcy, insolvency related work out from Fin Min domain

The administration of insolvency and bankruptcy code, which was until now handled by the Department of Economic Affairs under the Finance Ministry, will now be under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, according to an order by Cabinet Secretariat.

Govt fixes year-end target of 100% Aadhaar-linked DBT

All Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) will be linked to Aadhaar by the end of the current calendar year.

PM to now directly monitor stuck infra projects: Sources

CNBC-TV18 learns that this is a three prong strategy, where the Prime Minister himself will look into the stuck projects and will take active interest in resolving issues to fast track them.

Streamline green nod process for mining projs: Par Panel

The Committee further emphasised that the Coal ministry should not ignore the environmental and forestary requirements of mining projects, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel said in a report.

PSU banks to hire 50k employees this fiscal: Chidambaram

"This year public sector banks are expected to add 10,000 branches of which 2,000 are to be by Regional Rural Banks," said finance minister P Chidambaram. Public sector banks plan to hire 50,000 persons he added.

Letter leak: Relief for Army Chief, trouble for govt

The government has denied a report that a senior officer in the Cabinet Secretariat was responsible for the leakage of Army Chief General VK Singh's confidential letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on shortage of equipment and ammunition.

2G note prepared on inputs from PMO: Pranab

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has written to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, detailing the genesis of the controversial Finance Ministry note on 2G.

Unexplained security developments in Delhi, experts debate

Once again, the country’s capital Delhi has witnessed a major terror attack. AS Dulat, the former head of RNAW; Ved Marwah, the former Police Commissioner of Delhi and B Raman, the former additional secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat discuss on how should one understand the situation confronting the national capital.

No MOU with govt for meeting targets: Air India

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), under Heavy Industry Minister Praful Patel, has complained to the Cabinet Secretariat that the debt-ridden Air India has been getting away without signing the target-setting MoUs with the government.