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Decision - The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of schemes
of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region with an
outlay of Rs 12,882.2 crore. The development plans will continue
till the remaining period (2022-23 to 2025-26) of the 15th Finance
Commission.
Impact: It will help in bridging the development gap of the eight
North Eastern States. It will promote livelihood activities and increase
employment opportunities. It Will remove the deficiencies in
connectivity and social sector.

n Based on the recommendations of the Expenditure Finance
Committee, the outlay for the North East Special Infrastructure
Scheme will be Rs 8139.5 crore while that for the North East Council
schemes will be Rs 3202.7 crore. The special package for Bodoland
Territorial Council, Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council and
Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council is Rs 1540 crore.

Impact: The institute is spread over 8.72 acres on possibility of 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen
Diamond Harbour Road, Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal.This production by the year 2030. 8 lakh crore investment
institute through training programmes seeks to improve target by 2030 and more than 6 lakh jobs are likely to
Public Health Engineering, Drinking Water, Sanitation be created. Carbon dioxide emissions are expected to
and Hygiene in the States and Union Territories. It is an be reduced by about 50 MMT per year by 2030.
institution of excellence for capacity building. n The initial outlay for the mission will be Rs 19,744
crore, which includes Rs 17,490 crore for the site
programme, Rs 1,466 crore for pilot projects, Rs 400
Decision - The cabinet approved Rs 2539.91 crore
for the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network crore for R&D and Rs 388 crore for other mission
Development Scheme for the modernization of components.
'Doordarshan' and 'All India Radio'.
Impact: Development of high quality content for both Decision - Investment approval for 382 MW Sunni
domestic and international audiences and upgradation Dam Hydro Electric Project in Himachal Pradesh.
of the capacity of the DTH platform to accommodate Impact: This project will be constructed by the
more channels and ensure availability of diverse content government company Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam.
to the audiences. Procurement of OB vans and digital With this, about four thousand direct and indirect
upgradation of DD and AIR studios to HD are also part employment opportunities will be created in the state.
of the project. The construction cost is estimated at Rs 2614.51 crore.

n FM coverage of All India Radio will be expanded
to reach more than 80 per cent of the country's
population. 8 lakh DD Free Dish DTH set top boxes Decision - Approval to rename Greenfield
will be distributed to people living in remote, tribal, International Airport Mopa, Goa as 'Manohar
militancy affected, border areas and aspirational International Airport - Mopa, Goa' as a tribute
districts. to late Manohar Parrikar, former Union Defence
Minister and Chief Minister of Goa.
Impact: The greenfield airport at Mopa, Goa was
Decision- National Green Hydrogen Mission inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in December, 2022.
approved to make India a global hub of green With this initiative the contribution of late Dr. Manohar
hydrogen. Parrikar in the making of modern Goa will come
Impact: Under the Green Hydrogen Mission, there is a to the fore.

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