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"Cut Down Larger States If India Wants 8% Growth": Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India and economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Wednesday that large states can be split so that new cities can emerge, giving impetus to urbanisation.
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Rahul Gandhi Used Strong Words In 2013 Press Conference: Montek Ahluwalia
The now-defunct Planning Commission's former Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used "strong words" in 2013 while tearing up an ordinance on convicted lawmakers, but insisted then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did the right thing by not resigning.
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Rahul Gandhi Can Never Think Of Disrespecting Manmohan Singh: Congress
Rahul Gandhi or the Congress can never think of disrespecting former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the party said on Monday defending Mr Gandhi's act of tearing a copy of an ordinance in 2013.
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Manmohan Singh Asked Me If He Should Resign In 2013: Montek Ahluwalia
After the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he should resign, the former deputy chairman of the now-defunct Planning Commission says.
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Demonetisation Can Cut Growth Rate To 5 Per Cent: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has stated that the Indian growth rate is likely to witness a fall to around five per cent as the centre's demonetisation drive has disrupted the 'underlying strength' of the economy.
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Modi Must Release Caste Survey Findings
The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.
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India's Poverty is Social Violence
India's poor are exiled from the hope that their children or their grandchildren will one day escape a life of backbreaking toil and social humiliation, says Harsh Mander.
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia had Sought Planning Commission Reforms, Says Kapil Sibal
Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal said today that the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia had sought changes in the institution and also moved a paper to reform the it during the UPA rule.
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Planning Commission Members Likely to Put in Papers on May16
The members of the Planning Commission are likely to put in their papers on May 16, the day when result for the Lok Sabha elections will be announced, paving the way for reconstitution of the panel by a new government.
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Open to reviewing how we measure poverty, Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells NDTV: Highlights
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that while he accepted the need for a more multi-dimensional measure of poverty, it's undisputed that under the UPA government, poverty has gone down in the last nine years.
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia mentions lost Aadhaar card during function, gets one in an hour
A casual mention of a lost Aadhaar card in public saw government machinery go in an overdrive and its holder got a duplicate card in less than an hour.
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Your Call with Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Full Transcript
The Planning Commission has just got its twelfth five-year plan cleared by the Cabinet. The government has also just announced a second wave of big bang reforms. This week on Your Call, NDTV's Sonia Singh talks to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, and the person seen at the heart of the government's current reforms...
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Payment delays in NREGA should be addressed: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Terming NREGA as a "story worth telling", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the issue of delayed payment to workers under the programme should be addressed at the earliest and sought concurrent audit of rural development schemes.
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Blog: Why I don't buy Planning Commission's toilet explanation
Renovation raises a stink! Now that's one story that just lends itself to jibes. And there are plenty of 'not so polite' comments that Twitter has. Just key in 'Planning Commission' to know, at your own risk, might I add (it was one of the top 10 trends on twitter in India after all).
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Rs 35 lakh spending: 50-yr-old toilets needed repair, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia
The morning began with two toilets occupying national mindspace. A Right to Information application revealed that the Planning Commission has spent 35 lakhs on renovating two toilets at its offices in Delhi. Five lakhs had been invested on installing a system that would limit entry to the toilets to electronic card holders.
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"Cut Down Larger States If India Wants 8% Growth": Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India and economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Wednesday that large states can be split so that new cities can emerge, giving impetus to urbanisation.
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Rahul Gandhi Used Strong Words In 2013 Press Conference: Montek Ahluwalia
The now-defunct Planning Commission's former Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used "strong words" in 2013 while tearing up an ordinance on convicted lawmakers, but insisted then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did the right thing by not resigning.
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Rahul Gandhi Can Never Think Of Disrespecting Manmohan Singh: Congress
Rahul Gandhi or the Congress can never think of disrespecting former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the party said on Monday defending Mr Gandhi's act of tearing a copy of an ordinance in 2013.
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Manmohan Singh Asked Me If He Should Resign In 2013: Montek Ahluwalia
After the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he should resign, the former deputy chairman of the now-defunct Planning Commission says.
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Demonetisation Can Cut Growth Rate To 5 Per Cent: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has stated that the Indian growth rate is likely to witness a fall to around five per cent as the centre's demonetisation drive has disrupted the 'underlying strength' of the economy.
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Modi Must Release Caste Survey Findings
The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.
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India's Poverty is Social Violence
India's poor are exiled from the hope that their children or their grandchildren will one day escape a life of backbreaking toil and social humiliation, says Harsh Mander.
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia had Sought Planning Commission Reforms, Says Kapil Sibal
Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal said today that the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia had sought changes in the institution and also moved a paper to reform the it during the UPA rule.
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Planning Commission Members Likely to Put in Papers on May16
The members of the Planning Commission are likely to put in their papers on May 16, the day when result for the Lok Sabha elections will be announced, paving the way for reconstitution of the panel by a new government.
-
Open to reviewing how we measure poverty, Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells NDTV: Highlights
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that while he accepted the need for a more multi-dimensional measure of poverty, it's undisputed that under the UPA government, poverty has gone down in the last nine years.
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia mentions lost Aadhaar card during function, gets one in an hour
A casual mention of a lost Aadhaar card in public saw government machinery go in an overdrive and its holder got a duplicate card in less than an hour.
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Your Call with Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Full Transcript
The Planning Commission has just got its twelfth five-year plan cleared by the Cabinet. The government has also just announced a second wave of big bang reforms. This week on Your Call, NDTV's Sonia Singh talks to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, and the person seen at the heart of the government's current reforms...
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Payment delays in NREGA should be addressed: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Terming NREGA as a "story worth telling", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the issue of delayed payment to workers under the programme should be addressed at the earliest and sought concurrent audit of rural development schemes.
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Blog: Why I don't buy Planning Commission's toilet explanation
Renovation raises a stink! Now that's one story that just lends itself to jibes. And there are plenty of 'not so polite' comments that Twitter has. Just key in 'Planning Commission' to know, at your own risk, might I add (it was one of the top 10 trends on twitter in India after all).
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Rs 35 lakh spending: 50-yr-old toilets needed repair, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia
The morning began with two toilets occupying national mindspace. A Right to Information application revealed that the Planning Commission has spent 35 lakhs on renovating two toilets at its offices in Delhi. Five lakhs had been invested on installing a system that would limit entry to the toilets to electronic card holders.
