Planning Commission Deputy Chairman

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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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  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.

• 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.

• Yashwant Sinha Frontrunner to be Next Planning Commission Chief: Sources

  Sources in the government said a deputy chairman is to be named soon and three names are doing the rounds for the post -- Yashwant Sinha, NK Singh and Arun Shourie.

• Ex-union minister Mohan Dharia dead

  Former union minister and deputy chairman of Planning Commission Mohan Dharia passed away in a private hospital here following prolonged illness, a family friend said on Monday.

• 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.

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

  The Planning Commission today approved a plan size of Rs 47,000 crore for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up by 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal. The plan size was discussed in Delhi in a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

• Jayalalithaa to meet Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 10 regarding state annual plan

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will leave for Delhi tomorrow to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia regarding the state's annual plan.

• Special status for Bihar: Nitish Kumar to meet PM, Finance Minister today

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram today to press for his demand of granting special status to the state. He met Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

• 'Aadhaar' is a number, not an ID card: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

  Seeking to set at rest controversy over Aadhaar, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said UID is a number and not an identity card.

• Former Defence Minister KC Pant dead

  India's former Defence Minister and deputy chairman of Planning Commission Krishna Chandra Pant died today in Delhi. He was 81.

• 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...

• Industry welcomes Montek Singh's support for tea as national drink

  Assam's tea industry has hailed Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's support to declare tea as a national drink.

• Tea to be declared national drink: Montek

  Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said tea would be declared as national drink by April next year.