UPA government
Upcoming budget plans reveal that the Centre is likely to maintain similar amounts of allocation for infrastructure sectors such as roads and highways with minor cuts in spending if necessary. The newly formed government in May 2014 plans to keep expenditure allocations same for the coming fiscal year. A top source at the Infrastructure Ministry [...] Continue Reading »
The government has managed to re-start about 27 % of the delayed projects in spite of all odds. About 577 projects with an investment of Rs. 25,35,288 crore is reported within the Project Monitoring Group, PMG. This is regarding the settlement of certain issues that are withheld due to several ministries and departmental heads. From [...] Continue Reading »
The BJP-led Government will have to go ahead apart from rhetoric statements and focus on real issues existing in our country like pragmatic land acquisition policy, lower corruption stable policy regime, less paper-work, and flexible labour laws in order to make the country a proper an attractive destinations for the investors. The UPA Government during [...] Continue Reading »
Stating that National Highways in Madhya Pradesh are the worst in the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the Centre will ensure that road projects in the state commence within four months. It is a fact that the condition of National Highways in Madhya Pradesh is worst in the country. [...] Continue Reading »
Even though the amendments came to force recently in the land acquisition law which was passed by the erstwhile UPA government, the criticism of the new law that has practically stalled all land acquisitions continues. Congress-ruled states have petitioned the new Narendra Modi government to make changes in the law and Nitin Gadkari had spoken to [...] Continue Reading »
The land act has been in muddy waters ever since it was passed by the erstwhile UPA government. The Centre led by the NDA government is likely to set up a specialized agency to chart the resettlement and rehabilitation plan for families displaced by land acquisition. The agency, tentatively called the `R&R Board’, will take [...] Continue Reading »
UPA government came up with a new land bill and it was accepted by all the parties in the legislation. However after it was implemented, the states started complaining that they are unable to acquire land for the infrastructure projects. States have suggested 19 amendments to the land law. However if all of them are [...] Continue Reading »
A new land acquisition law which included the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act (LARR), was enacted 10 months ago by the UPA government. It was considered as a big success for the former government. This had widespread support from almost all political parties, including the BJP. However the state governments started demanding for changes [...] Continue Reading »
The NDA government has apparently cleared revised norms for the Navi Mumbai airport project bids in record time; thus finally giving the go-ahead to the project which has been delayed for more than a decade. With the revised tender document prepared by Cidco having been cleared by the Civil Aviation Ministry, the process of inviting [...] Continue Reading »
The debate on whether there should be special labour laws for special economic zones (SEZs) will be reopened by the Commerce Department this week. According to the information shared by unidentified sources, discussions on a special allowance for SEZs are scheduled to be held later this week. The issue has already been brought to the [...] Continue Reading »
