Important Cabinet Approvals- 20th February 2018

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. The important Cabinet Approvals are given as follows-

The Cabinet has approved-


1. Proposal for Mahanadi Water Disputes – Constitution of a Tribunal under Inter-State River Disputes Act, 1956 – request from State of Odisha.

2. India-Morocco Cooperation Agreement in  Railway Sector. The Cooperation Agreement will enable technical cooperation in the following areas:-

• Training and staff development;
• Expert missions, exchange of experience and personnel; and
• Mutual technical assistance, including exchanging of experts.

3. Agreement between India and Israel on Film Co-production

4. New Bill to ban Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

5. Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uttarakhand as part of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana’.