The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the following Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) on December 17, 2018.
| Country | MoU |
| France | In the field of New and Renewable energy |
| Afghanistan | In the field of Human Resource Development |
| South Africa | Joint Issue of Postage Stamps by India and South Africa on the theme “125th Year of Mahatma Gandhi’s Pietermaritzburg Station Incident & Birth Centenary of Nelson Mandela” |
| Australia | Cooperation in the Disability Sector |
The Cabinet approval also includes the following:
- Establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under Pradhan MantriSwasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) at Madurai, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore and Bibinagar, Telangana at a cost of Rs 1,028 crore.
- Expansion of beneficiaries list under Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana to release deposit-free LPG connections to poor families so far uncovered.
- Setting up of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons at a financial cost of Rs. 2242.03 crore during 2018-19 and 2019-20 (462 new EMRSs).
- Construction of a 5.634 km long new 4 – lane bridge across river Ganga (Parallel to the Existing MG Setu) with its approaches from km 0/0 to km 14/500 across river Ganga on NH-19 at Patna in the State of Bihar on EPC Mode