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Cabinet Decisions
Approval for construction of houses
under PM Awas along with road and
rail infrastructure
DECISION: 6 lane Agra-Gwalior National High-
Infrastructure development is the Speed Corridor
foundation of economic prosperity IMPACT: The 88 km long high-speed corridor will
of any country and it is essential to be developed as a fully access-controlled 6-lane
improve citizens' quality of life. In the corridor on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode,
last ten years, the government led by the total cost of which is estimated to be Rs 4,613
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crore. The corridor will enhance connectivity to
built a huge network of highways and major tourist destinations like Taj Mahal, Agra
railway tracks across the country. The Fort in Uttar Pradesh and Gwalior Fort in Madhya
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Pradesh. It will reduce the distance between Agra
chaired by Prime Minister Narendra and Gwalior by 7% and travel time by 50%, thereby
substantially reducing logistics costs.
Modi, approved 8 important National
High-Speed Corridor and 8 rail projects DECISION: 4 lane Kharagpur-Morgram National
across the country. Along with this, the High-Speed Corridor
Union Cabinet gave its approval to many IMPACT: A 231 km long 4 lane access controlled
other important proposals including the high-speed corridor between Kharagpur and
construction of houses under Pradhan Morgram will be developed in Hybrid Annuity Mode
Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin and Urban. (HAM). The total cost will be Rs 10,247 crore. It will
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