The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 18, 2007

POLICY
TN orders verification of list of urban BPL families
A detailed survey of BPL families living in urban local bodies was conducted in 2003 More

All SEZ approvals on hold: Kamal Nath
All special economic zone (SEZ) approvals are on hold until the January 22 meeting of the empowered group of Ministers, which will also take stock of how the States have been following up the clearances and addressing land acquisitions and ... More

Maharashtra to privatise small airports
The State Government has decided to handover 14 small airports and airstrips in the State to private parties for development and maintenance. Mr Ashok Chavan, Minister for Industries and Chairman of MIDC, told Business Line that tenders ... More

SEZs: Board of Approvals meet postponed
With the formulating of a new rehabilitation policy for displaced farmers under way, the Government has decided to put on hold fresh approvals for special economic zones (SEZs). The meeting of Board of Approvals for SEZs under the Commerce ... More

POLITICS
Land for industrial use — Issues in compensation, rehabilitation
Now that the high drama surrounding the protest fast by Ms Mamata Banerjee is over, it is time to take a sober look at the broader issues involved. This is necessary as Singur is not the first or the last of such agitations. In fact, land ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY
Rate cap on micro loans unlikely
The Government does not propose to cap the interest rates on loans extended by the micro-finance institutions (MFIs) to self-help groups (SHGs) or the unbanked segments of the population, a top Finance Ministry official said. "We are more or ... More

`SLR Ordinance likely by month-end'
The Presidential decree to empower the Reserve Bank of India to lower Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) below 25 per cent could be issued by month-end or latest by February 3, a top Finance Ministry official said. The official said that the ... More

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