Cabinet approves enhanced delegation to POWERGRID from the extant guidelines on delegation of powers to Maharatna CPSEs for increasing equity investment threshold from Rs.5000 crore per subsidiary to Rs.7500 crore per su...

• CCEA approved raising POWERGRID's per-subsidiary equity investment ceiling from ₹5,000 cr → ₹7,500 cr, retaining the 15% of net worth overall cap, under the DPE Maharatna delegation guidelines dated 4 Feb 2010.
• Operationalises Maharatna autonomy to accelerate transmission build-out for the 500 GW non-fossil capacity target.
• UPSC relevance: intersection of CPSE governance (Maharatna scheme), energy infrastructure, and renewable evacuation — high-yield for Prelims & GS-III Mains.