The Cabinet also approved the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, a new Central Sector Scheme to provide nationwide access to scholarly research articles and journal publications for students and researchers.“The scheme will be administered through a simple, user-friendly, and fully digital process. It will offer a One Nation One Subscription facility for government higher education institutions and R&D laboratories of the central government. A total of about Rs 6,000 crore has been allocated for this initiative for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027,” Vaishnaw said.One Nation One Subscription aims to build on and enhance the range of government initiatives in education to maximize access to quality higher education for India’s youth.The benefits of the scheme will be available to all higher educational institutions under the management of central or state governments, and to R&D institutions of the central government. The national subscription will be coordinated by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), an autonomous inter-university center of the University Grants Commission (UGC). According to the government release, more than 6,300 institutions have been onboarded, which will benefit nearly 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers who will be able to access the resources.Additionally, the Cabinet approved an investment of Rs 1,750 crore for the construction of the Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Shi Yomi District, Arunachal Pradesh. The estimated completion period is 50 months. With an installed capacity of 186 MW (3 x 62 MW), the project will produce 802 million units (MU) of energy. The power generated will improve the supply in Arunachal Pradesh and contribute to balancing the national grid.In another decision, the Cabinet approved an investment of Rs 1,939 crore for the construction of the 240 MW Heo Hydro Electric Project in Shi Yomi District, Arunachal Pradesh, with a completion period of 50 months.
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