Experts say the party is undoing what it achieved through MNREGA by targeting beneficiaries
Banerjee, however, didn't clarify whether any other minister of her cabinet would attend the meeting on her behalf or not.
The Indian mixed 4x400m relay team qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after reaching the final in the World Athletics Championships, in Doha.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the new deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission's working group on drugs and food for the 12th Five-Year Plan estimated that the country's public health sector caters to only 22 per cent of the population.
The Confederation of Indian Industry has pegged the requirement for investment at Rs 280 lakh crore ($4.7 trillion) for five years beginning 2014-15 to make the economy grow by seven per cent a year on an average.
The Group of Ministers, set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, met on Monday for discussion with Union ministry secretary-level officers.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday sought to highlight his government's accomplishments at the meeting of the Planning Commission in New Delhi.
"The recent increase in diesel prices is an important step in the right direction," he said while addressing the meeting of the Full Planning Commission which was called to approve the 12th Five Year Plan document.
The government may take a crucial decision on Saturday to withdraw from a score of small centrally-sponsored schemes and programmes whose annual budget is less than Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
A day after the pro-reformist Telugu Desam Party government received a drubbing in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, the Planning Commission on Wednesday cast doubts over levying user charges for providing key inputs to rural farmers.
Faulty Jan data blamed on festival holiday; govt to form review panel
The growth projections for air passenger traffic suggest an additional requirement of 30 functional airports over the next five years and 180 in the next decade, according to Planning Commission estimates.
Terming the 5.5 per cent GDP growth as "good news", Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today expressed confidence that economy would rebound in subsequent quarters.
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday pegged India's growth this financial year at 6.5-7 per cent. He added the country had taken various steps to boost investment, the results of which would be seen in six months.
The Indian economy grew by 4.9 per cent in 2013-14 fiscal.
The committee, to be constituted in a couple of months, would take a comprehensive view on the entire method of estimating poverty, including the Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011.
Ministries seek more discussions, Cabinet defers decision.
Interview with Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
Differing with International Monetary Fund's growth forecast of 4.9 per cent for India during 2012, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said it has a statistical problem.
A total of 112 government websites belonging to various state government agencies, Planning Commission and Finance Ministry were hacked in the three- month period ending February 2012, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Raise diesel prices or else face a situation similar to the recent grid failure which led to complete blackout across 20 states for hours, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Friday.
Holding their first comprehensive Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in Beijing on Monday, India and China have reached an understanding to deepen bilateral investment cooperation, further open up markets to each other and improve the investment environment.
"The theme of tomorrow's meeting is 'Economic Policy Reform, Road Ahead'. The prime minister will make opening remarks. There are 15 invitees who will make their presentations before the prime minister," a senior government official said.
The presidential election has really come as a boon to the four-month-old Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh, which received a largesse of nearly Rs 80,000 crore from the Centre on Wednesday.
Corporations and business associations must strengthen their direct communications and consultations with citizens - and earn the trust of society.
A fund, Essential Air Services Fund or EASF, will be created for paying the subsidy.
Planning Commission on Monday welcomed Reserve Bank of India's decision to hike cash reserve ratio by 0.5 per cent to 5 per cent saying it is the right step to suck out excess liquidity
The Planning Commission has favoured the early introduction of nationwide value-added tax regime to augment revenues of the states and further restructuring of their costly debt to reduce their interest burden.
The parliamentary committee on IT has recently been in the news for asking global representatives of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to present their views on misuse of social media platforms and its impact on citizens.
Despite rising subsidy bill, says fuel price action and other steps in contemplation would keep it at 5.3% of GDP, not more
Planning Commission on Thursday said the target of eight per cent GDP growth in the 10th Five-year Plan is "fully achievable".
Attacking the government over the issue of price rise, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Wednesday if the United Progressive Alliance dispensation was sincere in addressing the "burning issue" they should agree on a discussion in Parliament under a provision that entails voting.
The Full Planning Commission is all set to approve the 12th Plan document that seeks to raise the average annual economic growth during the five-year period ending March 2017 to 8.2 per cent from 7.9 per cent achieved in the previous Plan on Saturday.
Planning Commission on Friday said exports should grow by 14 per cent if an over 8.0 per cent GDP growth rate is to be achieved
Gandhi said, "I am saying in 10 days, but I assure you it will do done within two days."
The original reforms trio of 1991, which showed the way for the opening up of the Indian economy, is now back with a bang. At that time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Narasimha Rao's finance minister, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia was his finance secretary and Rangarajan was the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. They set the ball rolling and became the "reform priests", a journey which has come full circle today.
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