New Delhi, Jan 18: Dismissing the contention that diesel price hike will push inflation, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said it will have a benign impact on prices as consumers will be
New Delhi, Sept 23: Allying fears that opening up of the retail sector for FDI will hurt small kirana shops, Plan Panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said modern retail is an expanding segment
New Delhi, Sep 17: NDA convenor and Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav has appealed to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to remove prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, finance minister P Chidambaram and Planning Commission deputy chairperson
Amritsar, July 9: Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday asserted that he was not in the race for the post of Finance minister. When asked about the media reports that he was
Chandigarh, Jul 7: A 6.5-7 per cent economic growth for India this fiscal is a possibility and would be a good performance going by the adverse global conditions, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia
New Delhi, July 2: Allaying apprehensions over the possibility of deficit rainfall this monsoon season, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said it is too early to reach the conclusion that something adverse
New Delhi, Jul 1: RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani is scheduled to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday. "Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani will meet Planning Commission Deputy
New Delhi, Jun 28: Achieving nine per cent annual growth rate target for the 12th Plan is not feasible in the difficult global environment and even 8-8.5 per cent is an “ambitious” goal which will
Los Cabos, Jun 18: India's economic woes have not gone out of hand in the wake of the slip in the GDP growth— the lowest in nearly 9 years—but there could be trouble if the
Mumbai, Jun 10: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday dismissed the criticism that the national planner is behind the curve in getting its work done, saying he is expecting the NDC approval
Mumbai, Jun 9: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Friday pegged the growth forecast for the current fiscal at 6.5-7 per cent saying economic recovery is expected only in the second quarter. "It
New Delhi, Mar 25: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has totally opposed the move for making a Presidential Reference on the 2G case and instead feels the Government should implement the Supreme Court
Patna, Feb 18: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Friday kept mum on the state government's demand to the Centre for according special category status to Bihar to bring in private investment for
Pune, Dec 28: Deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia today called for inclusion of “water balance assessment” in the the 12th Five Year plan. Describing availability of water as a big challenge for
New Delhi, Dec 2: Defending the government's decision to open up the multi-brand retail sector to foreign investment, Plan panel deputy chief Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said it would help farmers as well as consumers.
New Delhi, Nov 30: Attributing the decline in second quarter GDP to slowdown in investment, the Plan panel today said the economy would rebound during January-March but the growth rate this fiscal would be 7-7.5
New Delhi, Nov 21: Conceding that the fiscal deficit could exceed the targeted 4.6 per cent of GDP for 2011-12 by up to one percentage point, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said
New Delhi, Nov 20: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today conceded that he went wrong while projecting moderation in inflation which remains near the double-digit mark.“It is true that we were hoping that
New Delhi, Oct 22: Subsidies must be cut and tax mop up has to increase to fund priority areas of education, infrastructure, health and skill development in the 12th Plan, Plan Panel Deputy Chairman Montek
New Delhi, Oct 3: Distancing itself from the controversial Rs 32 poverty cut off limit, the Planning Commission today said a new methodology will be worked out to determine entitlements of beneficiaries under various schemes
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