CABINET COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTITUTED

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The constitution of the high powered Committee comes in the wake of Government’s focus on infrastructure which has been identified as a key priority area. The Committee will fast track the implementation of the infrastructure sector projects and monitor the performance keeping in mind the mandate of the Government. The functions of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will be as follows:-

1. To consider and take decisions in respect of all infrastructure related proposals costing more than Rs.150 crores specifically those concerning Energy, Railways, Roads and National Highways, Ports, Airports, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Irrigation, Housing and Urban Development with particular emphasis on rural housing and urban slum clearance.

2. To consider and decide measures; namely, fiscal, financial, institutional and legal required to enhance investment in the infrastructure sector, including grant of requisite approvals to facilitate private sector investment in specific projects;

3. To lay down annual parameters and targets for performance for all infrastructure sectors; and

4. To review the progress of infrastructure sector projects.

The members of the Committee will be as follows:

1. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance

2. Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution

3. Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Minister of Railways

4. Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Minister of Power

5. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New and Renewable Energy

6. Shri Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Urban Development

7. Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Road, Transport & Highways

8. Shri A. Raja, Minister of Communications & Information Technology

9. Dr. C.P. Joshi, Minister of Rural Development

10. Kumari Selja, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation

11. Shri G.K. Vasan, Minister of Shipping

12. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Prithviraj Chauhan, Minister of State, PMO and Shri Praful Patel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation will be the special invitees.

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