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  Abolishing Planning Commission will cost the nation: Prithviraj Chavan

  Politics | August 19, 2014 16:23 IST

  Mumbai: Opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to do away with the Planning Commission and have a new institution in its place will “cost the nation”, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today.  “Recent decisions

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  PM Narendra Modi invites ideas from people on new plan body

  India | August 19, 2014 11:36 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a step further towards scrapping the Planning Commission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited ideas from the people on the new institution to replace the plan body.The government also announced creation of

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  Modi's maiden I-Day speech comes under fire from Left parties

  Politics | August 15, 2014 21:35 IST

  New Delhi: Left parties were today critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden Independence Day speech with CPI(M) questioning the announcement that the government will abolish the Planning Commission while CPI charged that he failed

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  Narendra Modi: Planning Commission will be axed as it has outlived its utility

  August 15, 2014 13:14 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said a new institution will be set up soon to replace the 64-year-old Planning Commission, of which he is chairman, since it had outlived its utility."In a short

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  Narendra Modi meets infrastructure ministries secretaries to set target for current fiscal

  India | July 26, 2014 18:54 IST

  New Delhi: Aiming to spruce up growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met secretaries of nine infrastructure ministries to set targets for 2014-15 and identify key projects in sectors like road, power and railways.According

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  No 'wish list' for Modi, says Omar Abdullah

  Politics | July 02, 2014 18:41 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he does not have a “wish list” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will visit here later this week, but will only demand the state's

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  Mizoram to move second vote on account

  India | May 29, 2014 13:47 IST

  Aizawl: The Mizoram government will move another vote on account instead of presenting the regular budget for fiscal 2014-15 as the Planning Commission is yet to finalize the state's plan, an official said here Thursday.The

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  Planning Commission may not lower 12th Plan growth target

  April 27, 2014 18:05 IST

  New Delhi: The Planning Commission's internal meeting on Wednesday, to be headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, may not suggest any cut in 8% annual average growth target for the 12th Plan though the economy

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  Plan panel prepares Cabinet note on coal for captive power plants

  February 11, 2014 16:57 IST

  New Delhi: The Planning Commission has circulated a Cabinet note seeking to implement the recommendations of the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee to ensure coal supply for captive power plants (CPPs).The note for consideration of the Cabinet

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  Economy to get back on 8% growth trajectory in 2 years: Montek

  November 12, 2013 16:09 IST

  New Delhi: Exuding confidence about India's potential, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said the economy will get back on the targeted growth trajectory of 8 per cent after two years."I think we

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  Montek Singh Ahluwalia pitches for more Free Trade Agreements

  November 06, 2013 20:59 IST

  New Delhi: Coming out in favour of free trade pacts, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that India "clearly and unambiguously" needs to ink more such agreements. India has signed free trade pact

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  Double penalty on RIL to impact investment climate: Plan Panel

  October 27, 2013 16:17 IST

  New Delhi: The Planning Commission has warned that imposing a second penalty on Reliance Industries for producing less-than-projected natural gas from its KG-D6 fields could impact investment climate in the same manner as retrospective tax

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  NDC to take final call on Rajan panel report: PlanCom

  October 24, 2013 23:57 IST

  New Delhi: Planning Commission Thursday said it has not scrapped Raghuram Rajan Committee report and it will be placed before the country's apex Planning body National Development Council headed by the Prime Minister for consideration.The

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  Current Account Deficit to fall below 3.8% this fiscal: Montek

  October 20, 2013 22:07 IST

  New Delhi: Current Account Deficit is likely to be lower than the projection of 3.8 percent of the GDP and India will be in a better position to neutralise the impact of the tapering of

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  Plan Comm yet to take view on Rajan report on states: Montek

  October 17, 2013 18:08 IST

  New Delhi: Planning Commission will soon take a view on the controversial report of the Raghuram Rajan panel, which made a case for ending the special category status for poorer states, Deputy Chairman Montek Singh

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  Worst is over for rupee, 60-65 per dollar fair value: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

  October 08, 2013 23:41 IST

  NEW DELHI: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said the worst is over for the rupee and the fair value for the currency could be between 60 and 65 against the US dollar.“I

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  India intends to extend on arrival visa for 40 countries

  India | October 06, 2013 10:51 IST

  New Delhi: India intends to extend visa on arrival facility to tourists from 40 more countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, a move which will make the

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  Planning Commission likely to cut average GDP growth in 12th Plan to 6%

  September 29, 2013 18:46 IST

  NEW DELHI: Planning Commission is likely to cut the annual average economic growth rate target of 8 per cent for the 12th Plan (2012-17) to around 6 to 6.5 per cent in its mid-term review

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  Plan panel approves Rs.25,250 crore for Chhattisgarh

  India | July 31, 2013 23:26 IST

  Raipur/New Delhi, July 31: The Planning Commission Wednesday approved a Rs.25,250 crore outlay for Chhattisgarh for 2013-14.The outlay was finalised at a meeting between the commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister

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  Planning Commission approves Rs 47,000 crore plan size for Karnataka

  India | June 26, 2013 19:46 IST

  New Delhi,Jun 26: The Planning Commission today approved plan size of Rs 47,000 crore for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal.     The plan size was discussed here