Under the plan, the Railways would acquire and lease out the land to the private concessionaire.
The much-hyped public private partnership motto of the railway ministry seems to have gone nowhere, as the ministry continues to sit over proposals from at least three state governments to start luxury trains.
Contentious issues like land acquisition and sharing of toll seem to have put the approval of the new Model Concession Agreement for highway projects on hold.
The government is likely to accord special economic zone status to the proposed mega food parks that come up during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12).
All directors on the board of companies will mandatorily need a director identification number from July 1. The number is also mandatory for e-filing of various returns and documents.
A decline in exports, which is a distinct possibility at the moment, would affect employment in the sector and even lead to a loss of existing jobs.
To give a new thrust to the National Highway Development Programme, the government has decided to pump in Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) for six-laning of 3,000 km highways under phase-V of the programme in 2007-08.
The central government has set itself a tight deadline of July this year for completing a series of reforms in the civil aviation sector.
With the opening up of the US and Japanese markets, the Indian mango industry expects Australia and New Zealand, the only two countries which still ban the fruit, to lift import restrictions soon.
Railtel has entered into an agreement with US-based Pronto Services, which will create facilities at 50 railway stations through Wi-Max technology.
The ministry of company affairs, now known as the ministry of corporate affairs, plans to set up an Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. Apart from training officials, the institute will also work as a think-tank for the ministry.
Railway minister Lalu Prasad's dream to have bullet trains a la Japan in India is at last kicking off the ground.
To help students pursuing higher education, the government plans o set up a higher education finance corporation.
With around 85,000 road accident deaths every year, the ministry for road transport and highways is considering a proposal to set up a Commissionerate for Safety.
Despite specific sectors like power, ports, roads and employment falling short of their targets, the Tenth Five-Year Plan 2002-'07 Five-Year Plan has recorded impressive gains in telecom, railways, airport and poverty alleviation.
The 10th Five-Year Plan, which ended on March 31, has come close to achieving the growth targets set at the outset of the Plan by the Planning Commission.
Road ministry proposes an amendment to Motor Vehicles Act.
Railways initiate project for ad revenues of Rs 4,000 cr.
The Railway Board issued a notification a few months ago under which divisional regional managers of certain zones were given financial powers to levy a surcharge from passengers who insist on seeking reservation for lower berths.
Reliance, Bharti's response to Ahmedabad's space crunch.
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