Cabinet approves six important decisions, including four for strengthening the railway network - Control details | Today news

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approved a series of important decisions on Thursday, July 31, 2025. This includes railway projects, a cooperative development project and even one scheme for the farmers of the country. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and the Union Cabinet have approved these schemes and projects for the benefit of cooperative associations, farmers and the people of the country who use government services. Here are the projects approved by the Union Cabinet. Additional funds for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved a total award of £ 6,520 and an extra award of £ 1,920 crore for the PM Kisan Sampada Yojana. According to the official release, £ 1000 out of the total allocation will be used to support the setup costs of 50 multi-product food radiation units under the component scheme-integrated cold chain and value-added infrastructure (ICCVAI) and 100 food test laboratories (FTLs) with Nabl accreditation. The government also announced its plans to use £ 920 crore to sanction projects under different component schemes of PMKSy during the 15th Finance Commission cycle, from the financial years 2021-12 to 2025-26. “The implementation of the proposed 50 multi-product food radiation units is expected to create total conservation capacity of 20 to 30 lakh metric tons (LMT) per year, based on the type of food products that are irradiated among these units,” the government said. They also said that the Nabl accredited food test lab will lead to the development of advanced infrastructure to test food samples to ensure food safety standards. 2. Help to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC): The Union Cabinet also approved a total of £ 2,000 crore in assistance to the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for a period of four years in £ 500 crore-tranches, from the 2025-26 Fiscal Year to 2028-29. The NCDC will also be able to raise £ 20,000 from the open market over these four years, the funds of which will be used to grant loans to cooperatives to set up new projects or to carry out expansion plans, the government said. With this plan, the government aims to benefit 2.9 crore members of 13.288 cooperative associations in various sectors, including dairy, livestock, fisheries, sugar, textile, food processing, storage and cooling; Labor and women-led cooperatives across the country. These funds also aim to create revenue-generating capital assets, which are expected to increase jobs across different skill levels. Railway Projects The Committee on Economic Affairs, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also approved four Railway Development Projects on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Indian network, with a network of the Indian network, Bihar. This project seeks to increase the efficiency and speed of the movement of the railway traffic and goods between the State Maharashtra (Nagpur) and Madhya Pradesh (Narmadapuram, Berul and Pandhurna). Sambhajinagar) -Parbhani Double: The second project, which received the Cabinet approval, is a 177 kilometer-long rail-doubling Line project that costs £ 2.179 crore. Shambhinagar, Jalna and Parbhani benefit. West Bengal (Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, and Uttar Dinajpur) and Bihar (Kishanganj) benefit. Multi-tracking project will increase the connection by about 2.309 towns, which has a population of about 43.60 lakh, ”the government said.