CCEA green signals expansion of cotton technology missions
17 Jun '05
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) green lights for the development plans for Mini Missions 3 and 4 of the cotton technology mission. The additional investment will be Rs 308 crore through the 10th Plan period.
After this the expansion, the number of market yards would be raised to 250 from 60 at current. The plan would also consider enhancing of one thousand ginning and pressing factories with new balepress and setting up of 200 grading laboratories.
The CCEA also flag off the establishment of Supplementary Transmission system linked with Sipat Stage-2 power project at a total expected cost of Rs 813.67 crore, including an interest during construction (IDC) of Rs 35.04 crore.
It also approved for construction of a 360 bedded Super Speciality Block at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Pondicherry and for to set up of a Rs 183.91 crore trauma care centre.