Overview

• Fifty iPads equipped with keyboards, Apple Pencils and protective covers were distributed to ministers at a total cost of ₹1.06 crore.
• The e-Cabinet is intended to prevent leaks of cabinet documents and speed up decision-making by sharing agendas, proposals and past records digitally.
• Ministers underwent training from the Information Technology Department and received unique login credentials to access secure documents on their devices.
• In its first paperless session on June 24, the Cabinet approved near-doubling living and meal allowances and increased scholastic material grants for over 58,700 Scheduled Tribe students.
• The Cabinet approved ₹862.29 crore for the Koyna Dam Foot Hydroelectric Power Plant and provided a government guarantee for a ₹2,000 crore HUDCO loan under the Maharashtra Urban Infrastructure Development Loan Scheme.