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आवरण CABINET DECISIONS
कथा

EMPOWERING THE NATION

WITH SWADESHI

Whether it is the creation of an integrated system for the textile sector or to approve
festival bonus for Railway employees or to provide an opportunity to admit more
students in Sainik Schools the Union Cabinet has taken many important steps. Also, it
took several other key decisions including providing potable water supply in cities or
providing fertilizers to farmers at affordable prices.

Decision: Taking a historic decision to empower The scheme is based on the 5F vision of the Prime
the textile sector, the cabinet approved 7 Mega Minister – Farm to Fiber, Fiber to Factory, Factory
Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (MITRA) to Fashion, Fashion to Foreign to benefit various
i.e. Comprehensive Integrated Textile Sector and sectors.
Apparel (PM Mitra) parks. Spinning, weaving, processing, dyeing, and printing
Impact: 7 Mitra Parks will be set up in 5 years at facilities will be available for the manufacturing of
a total cost of 4,445 crores. These Mitra Parks will garments at one place.
be set up on a public-private partnership model at
greenfield/brownfield sites in various interested Decision: The Union Cabinet has approved
states. This will help Indian companies to emerge Productivity Based Bonus (PLB) equivalent to
as global champions. 78 days' salary for the financial year 2020-21
An assistance of Rs 500 crore to all greenfields for all eligible non-gazetted railway employees
and Rs 200 crore to brownfield Mitra parks for (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel).
development. Impact: Railways was the first departmental
An assistance of Rs 300 crore to all Mitra Parks undertaking of the Government of India, in which
to encourage competitiveness to manufacturing provision for such a bonus was provided. With
units. World-class industrial infrastructure to the decision to give a productivity-based bonus
attract investments for better performance this year, there will be a
7 lakh direct and 14 lakh indirect jobs will be digital transfer of about Rs 2,000 crore to the bank
created. accounts of railway employees.
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