With his strong views on Bharatiya economics, his appointment to the RBI board may well presage interesting times, says Archis Mohan.
The planning commission has suggested review of a policy that debars foreign carriers from investing in domestic ones, saying airline operations required expertise as much as capital.
Within hours of the government announcing a new body to replace Planning Commission, the Yojana Bhawan staff began hectic preparations to welcome new Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog and other members who are likely to be appointed shortly.
The visit, which coincided with a meeting of Cabinet, led to speculation that the former chief minister may be asked to head the Planning Commission.
Instead of giving away the airports to the private sector 'on a platter', state-run Airports Authority of India should form a subsidiary or a special purpose vehicle to grant management contracts to entities having expertise in the field, the panel recommended.
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The Congress led UDF government in Kerala has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reject the Raghuram Rajan panel report evolving new formula for devolution of funds to states.
The Planning Commission's projections for the 11th Five Year Plan,
The planning commission's core group on tsunami rehabilitation\nhas finalised its report.
The central government will invest Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion) in setting up world-class automotive testing and R&D infrastructure with foreign collaboration.
Rs 1000 cr has been allotted for Mumbai from National Urban Renewal Mission funds for which an allocation has been made in the Union Budget.
'We want the PM to be aware of the autocratic behaviour of the bureaucracy,' says CPI leader D Raja.
To defuse the crisis over appointment of 'foreign' experts in the Planning Commission, its Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said he would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and find a solution shortly.
Manmohan Singh on Saturday promised to convene a meeting of the UPA-Left parties coordination committee on his return from his foreign tour to discuss contentious issues like FDI and presence of World Bank experts in the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission has favoured sustained efforts to hike public investment to achieve the desired 8 per cent economic growth for which the Centre could consider relaxing fiscal discipline.
The civil aviation ministry is likely to get an allocation of Rs 3,046.93 cror
The Planning Commission warned on Friday that 8.0 per cent growth would be a far cry without axing the widening revenue deficit of the Centre and the states, which would stifle public investment.
Amid criticism over engaging experts from multilateral agencies like World Bank, Planning Commission on Wednesday asserted that none of the "outside bodies"
The Planning Commission has in principle agreed to discontinue seven Centrally Sponsored Schemes out of 80 such schemes recommended by the finance ministry, but has ruled out scrapping other schemes as they pertain to healthcare, education and rural
The government is committed to taking India forward on the path of modernisation and industralisation to make it a superpower of knowledge economy," said the prime minister.
The government on Friday assured to expedite the land allocation process for constructing 40 five-star hotels in Delhi to meet the influx of tourists during the 2010 Commonwealth games.
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