Rs 2,386 cr FDI proposals cleared

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 23:11 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) Finance Minister P Chidambaram today approved 25 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 2,386.6 crore including an expansion plan of New Delhi Television Group (NDTV) to uplink its non-news and current affairs channels.

The other proposals cleared relate to ministries of Commerce, Civil Aviation, Industrial Policy and Promotion, Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Urban Development and Economic Affairs.

UNI

Topics: BUDGET-FDI-CLEARED

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