Cabinet to consider proposal for setting up of National Investment Board

06 Dec 2012 Evaluate

The Union cabinet is going to consider a proposal for setting up of National Investment Board (NIB) for quicker implementation of projects entailing investments in excess of Rs 1,000 crore. It has been said that there are a little over 100 projects, each involving investment of Rs 1,000 crore or more, that have been delayed for various reasons. The cabinet will consider constituting a Cabinet Committee on Investment or National Investment Board whose main objective will be overseeing and monitoring large projects. There is proposal to constitute a dedicated secretariat for the proposed body to be located in the Cabinet Secretariat. Once the decision of the body is notified, it will be binding on all the ministries and departments.

The NIB proposal that faced strong opposition from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) was to be a three-member body chaired by the prime minister to facilitate quicker implementation of infrastructure projects entailing investment of Rs 1,000 crore, which could have been enlarged to include manufacturing projects above Rs 1,000 crore. Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan had earlier written to the Prime Minister opposing any move to bypass required green clearances for mega projects.

After the Cabinet meeting, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is also likely to discuss the proposals of a new investment policy for urea and continuation of additional compensation to indigenous manufacturers of potash and phosphorus.

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