The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a number of important decisions, including one on strategic divestment of government assets. Here are the decisions taken by the Modi Cabinet provided by PIB: Strategic Disinvestment; Closure of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Limited (ANIFPDCL), Port Blair; Creation of 7 posts of Principal Director and 36 posts of Director on regular basis in the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service; Budgetary Support under GST to eligible units located in States of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and North Eastern States including Sikkim; MoU between India and Sweden on IPRs; New Metro Rail Policy; One post of Director and three non-teaching posts for NIT, Andhra Pradesh; Creation of a single non-lapsable corpus fund for Secondary and Higher education; Completion of balance works of North Koel Reservoir Project; Extra Budgetary Resources up to Rs. 9020 cr. for Long Term Irrigation Fund during the year 2017-18.

(Financial Express)