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Cabinet to help farmers directly by putting money of subsidy into their bank accounts

The Cabinet has taken a historic decision to help farmers directly by putting money of subsidy into their bank accounts, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.

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LIVE: Cabinet approves next round of spectrum auction, says Union minister Prakash Javadekar

The Union Cabinet has approved the next round of spectrum auction, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. The minister said that the cabinet has approved relief for sugarcane farmers, improvement in electricity infrastructure in North Eastern states and the auction of spectrum.

The Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision making body of the Department of Telecom, in May approved the spectrum auction plan subject to the cabinet approval. The DoT is yet to come out with any notification for the next round of auction in which airwaves worth Rs 5.22 lakh crore are to be sold. According to Jio, spectrum worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore is lying unused with the DoT for auction.

The telecom ministry gets an average revenue share of 5 per cent as spectrum usage charge from telecom operators which is calculated based on their spectrum holding and 8 per cent as licence fee from the revenue earned by them from sale of communication services.

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Cabinet Decisions LIVE: Total 2,251 MHz telecom spectrum auction to be auctioned, says Ravi Shanakar Prasad

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Cabinet Decisions LIVE: Telecom spectrum auctions will be held in March 2021, says Ravi Shanakar Prasad

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LIVE: National Security Directive on telecom industry for trusted devices and services will be set up, says Ravi Shanakar Prasad

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Subsidy will be given on 60 lakh tonnes of sugar exports at rate of Rs 6,000 per tonne: Prakash Javadekar

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LIVE: Cabinet approves next round of spectrum auction, says Union minister Prakash Javadekar

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LIVE: Cabinet to put subsidy money into farmers' bank accounts, says Prakash Javdekar

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LIVE: Cabinet Committee on Security formed National Security Directive on telecom sector

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Govt decides to auction telecom spectrum and notices for it will be issued this month: Ravi Shanakar Prasad

Govt decides to auction telecom spectrum and notices for it will be issued this month. Auctions will be held in March 2021, says Ravi Shanakar Prasad

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Cabinet Decisions LIVE: Cabinet has resolved that spectrum will be auctioned, says Prakash Javdekar

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Power grid consolidating transmission and distribution lines of 6 north-eastern states: Govt

The power grid is consolidating transmission and distribution lines of 6 north-eastern states. This will help in availability in quality of power supply in these states: Prakash Javdekar

 

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Govt to export 6 million tonnes of sugar, subsidising farmers: Prakash Javdekar

The government has decided to export 6 million tonnes of sugar, subsidising farmers. The Rs 18,000 crore earned from exports will go sugar farmers: Union minister Prakash Javdekar

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Cabinet approved revised cost estimate of North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project

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Union Cabinet to put money of subsidy into farmers bank accounts: Prakash Javadekar

The Union Cabinet has decided to put money of subsidy into farmers bank accounts: 5 crore farmers, 5 lakh workers from various sugar mills to benefit, says Union minister Prakash Javadekar