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  Devendra Fadnavis for bigger role of states in new Plan body

  Politics | December 07, 2014 20:51 IST

  New Delhi: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis today proposed to have a National Economic Development and Improvement Council and councils at the regional level, with larger participation of the states, which could replace the Planning

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  Timing, relevance of restructuring not appropriate: Bihar CM

  Politics | December 07, 2014 20:40 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today cautioned against “haste” in restructuring Planning Commission and voiced anguish over the manner in which the meeting was called as if states have “merely to put

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  Planning Commission needs replacement: Modi

  Politics | December 07, 2014 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Planning Commission should be replaced by an organization that thinks creatively, strengthens the federal structure, and is able to energize governance at the state level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday.Seeking to

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  Tarun Gogoi opposes move to scrap Plan panel

  Politics | December 07, 2014 18:58 IST

  New Delhi:  Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, a Congress veteran, today opposed the move to scrap the Planning Commission, saying replacing it without carefully devising a new structure was likely to do more harm than

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  Plan panel needed reorientation, not political burial: Congress

  Politics | December 07, 2014 17:52 IST

  New Delhi: Congress on Sunday said dismantling Planning Commission will be "unwarranted, shortsighted and dangerous" as it will have long term adverse effect on Centre-state relations and asserted that the plan panel needed "reorientation" and

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  States must have greater role in new Plan body: Narendra Modi

  Politics | December 07, 2014 17:25 IST

  New Delhi:  Seeking to strengthen cooperative federalism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that states must have a greater role in the new body which will replace the existing Planning Commission.  The process of policy

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  Centre financially burdening states: Akhilesh Yadav

  Politics | December 07, 2014 16:22 IST

  New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today hit out at the Centre for financially “burdening” states by executing schemes which come under the State List, saying such programmes were putting the resources of

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  Chhattisgarh for change in working of plan panel

  Politics | December 07, 2014 15:38 IST

  New Delhi: Supporting changes in the mandate and functions of the plan panel to suit the needs of states, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said a constitutionally-formed body can replace the panel which should

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  Devendra Fadnavis defends move to skip tea party, says PM meet important

  Politics | December 07, 2014 14:39 IST

  New Delhi: Facing Opposition ire for deciding to skip the customary tea party on eve of Legislature session, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the meeting called by Prime Minister on Planning Commission was

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  Tamil Nadu for stronger role for states in new body replacing Planning Commission

  India | December 07, 2014 13:46 IST

  Chennai/New Delhi: Tamil Nadu government today pitched for a stronger role for states in the new mechanism that will replace the Planning Commission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech had announced that the

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  New body must meet changing economic needs: Planning Commission to PM Modi

  December 07, 2014 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Planning Commission today suggested to a group chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that its replacement body should be structured to meet the need of changing economic paradigm and comprise sectoral experts

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  PM Modi to meet CMs today to discuss structure of new Planning Commission

  December 07, 2014 6:55 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chief Ministers on Sunday to discuss the structure, scope and role of the new body that will replace Planning Commission in the changed economic scenario under the

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  New body to replace Planning Commission should be better: Kerala CM Oommen Chandy

  Politics | December 06, 2014 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: On the eve of a meet to discuss Planning Commission's restructuring, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the existing body is well accepted and any new setup should be more effective in further

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  Modi to meet CMs tomorrow; discuss structure of new Plan panel

  Politics | December 06, 2014 17:17 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chief Ministers tomorrow to discuss the structure, scope and role of the new body that will replace Planning Commission in the changed economic scenario under the new

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  Plans afoot to reshape the Planning Commission: PM Modi

  December 05, 2014 14:34 IST

  New Delhi: Plans are afoot for reshaping of the Planning Commission to make it in sync with the changing times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said ahead of his meeting with all Chief Ministers on

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  Narendra Modi convenes chief ministers meet on new plan panel

  Politics | December 03, 2014 12:27 IST

  Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the structure and functioning of the revamped Planning Commission, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar

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  Planning Commission replacement likely in December

  Politics | November 30, 2014 13:32 IST

  New Delhi: Work has moved into top gear for finalizing the name and structure for the new institution that will replace the 64-year old Planning Commission and the same may be unveiled this December."The Prime

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  Planning Commission to function till replaced: Centre

  Politics | November 27, 2014 14:11 IST

  New Delhi: The Planning Commission will continue to perform its mandate till a new body replaces it, Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said here Thursday."The Planning Commission still continues to function under the chairmanship of

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  Government may unveil new Planning body before Winter Session

  Politics | October 26, 2014 13:38 IST

  New Delhi: Government is likely to unveil the structure of the new official think tank that would replace the Planning Commission before the forthcoming winter session of Parliament in November."The government may form the new

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  8-member think tank may replace Planning Commission

  August 23, 2014 17:15 IST

  New Delhi: An eight member think tank consisting of economists, representatives from the social sector, government, industry and academics may replace Planning Commission in next few weeks.According to some media reports, Out of the eight