PM Modi's New Cabinet Meets For First Time, Clears Housing for Poor | Read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took oath at the head of a coalition government, is holding his first cabinet meeting at his residence in Delhi. On agenda is advising the President to formulate the 18th Lok Sabha. The long-awaited allocation of portfolios is also likely to be discussed.
In its first decision, the Cabinet has cleared plans to build 3 crore houses for the rural and urban poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. This morning, PM Modi signed his first file authorising the release of around Rs. 20,000 crore to about 9.3 crore farmers.
