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The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the following :

(i)  Framework for using the harmonized Master List of infrastructure sub-sectors.

(ii)  Principles for  updating the Master List

(iii) Creation of the institutional mechanism to update the Master List and for revisiting the sub-sectors outside the Master List.

The institutional mechanism to update the Master List and for revisiting the sub-sectors outside the Master List, will be a Committee chaired by Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs with Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Chief Economic Adviser, and one representative each of RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA and the Secretary of the concerned Administrative Ministry/Department, as members. 

The Committee will be serviced by DEA and will make recommendations to the Finance Minister for decision.

Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors

Sl.No	Category	Infrastructure sub-sectors
1.	Transport	Roads and bridges Ports Inland Waterways Airport Railway Track, tunnels, viaducts, bridges Urban Public Transport (except rolling stock in case of urban road transport)
2.	Energy	Electricity Generation Electricity Transmission Electricity Distribution Oil  pipelines Oil/Gas/Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage facility Gas pipelines
3.	Water Sanitation	Solid Waste Management Water supply  pipelines Water treatment plants Sewage collection, treatment and disposal system Irrigation (dams, channels, embankments etc) Storm Water Drainage System
4.	Communication	Telecommunication (fixed network) Telecommunication towers
5.	Social and Commercial Infrastructure	Education Institutions (capital stock) Hospitals (capital stock) Three-star or higher category classified hotels located outside cities with population of more than one million Common infrastructure for industrial parks, SEZ, tourism facilities  and agriculture markets Fertilizer (Capital investment) Post harvest storage infrastructure for agriculture and horticultural produce including  cold storage Terminal markets Soil-testing laboratories Cold Chain

1.  Includes supporting terminal.
2.  Includes strategic storage of crude oil.
3.  Includes city gas distribution network.
4.  Includes  optic fibre/cable networks which provide broadband / internet
5. Includes Medical Colleges, Para Medical Training Institutes and Diagnostics Centres.

6.  Includes cold room facility for farm level pre-cooling, for preservation or storage of agriculture and allied produce, marine products and meat.

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