Pinning hopes on higher farm growth in view of good monsoon spell, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Wednesday said the economy is likely to grow at 5.5 per cent this financial year.

New Delhi: In the wake of a major uproar over poverty estimates, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday admitted that the method of tabulating the number of poor is ‘abs

Hyderabad: Strongly opposing the opening up of 12 key sectors, including defence, to foreign direct investment, TDP on Wednesday said the UPA government's move would further drive domestic investors

Terming the decision of the Reserve Bank of India to cut cash reserve ration a step in the right direction, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday said the need to push

The economy will turn the cornerin the next six months as the deceleration of the past several quarters has been arrested, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Monday.

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Allying fears that opening up of the retail sector for FDI will hurt small kirana shops, plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday said modern retail is an expanding segment and i

Lauding the RBI's decision to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said it would have a positive impact on the system and boost confidence

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s call to Kerala to focus more attention on job-creating sectors such as tourism than on giving undue importance to preserving the dwindling

Strongly backing the decision to hike diesel price and cap on supply of subsidised LPG, Planning Commission on Friday said the country needs lot of tough decisions and diesel and petrol prices shoul

Approval of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), which seeks to peg the economic growth rate at 8-8.5 per cent, by the National Development Council (NDC) is likely to be delayed by a month to October