NEW DELHI, June 6 – Claiming that Assam is the seventh fastest growing State in the country, Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday called for faster clearances of coal and gas linkages to revive

New Delhi: Planning Commission on Wednesday finalised the annual plan for Manipur at Rs 3,500 crores for the year 2012-13.

This was finalised at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Ibobi Singh on Wednesday. In his comments on the performance of the State, Mr Ahluwalia said the State has been performing satisfactorily. He said the infrastructure gap in the State needs to be bridged on priority. The State should encourage private participation in infrastructure development

New Delhi: The Planning Commission, mandated to keep a watchful eye on expenses incurred by states and central ministries, found it hard on Wednesday to justify spending Rs 35 lakh of public money

Planning Commission dy chairman defends . 35L spent on toilets. While the government wants India to tighten its belt, the Planning Commission can afford to, well, flush with cash.

The Annual Plan for Manipur for 2012-13 was on Wednesday pegged at Rs.3,500 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi.

During the discussions on the State's performance, Mr. Ahluwalia pointed out that while Manipur has been performing satisfactorily, the gaps in infrastructure needed to be bridged on priority basis and that the State government should encourage private participation in development of this sector.

Commission says these are meant for shared public use

A day after a Right to Information query revealed that the Planning Commission had splurged over Rs. 30 lakh on renovating toilets at its headquarters in Delhi, the Commission disputed that it was wasteful expenditure. The Commission said the amount was spent on a set of six “toilet blocks” with multiple seats and facilities for the differently-abled. It also described the renovation as “routine maintenance,” required in an old building having an antiquated plumbing system.

NEW DELHI, June 5 – Identifying agriculture and erosion and flood management as thrust areas, Assam’s Annual Plan for 2012-2013 was fixed at Rs 10,500 crore marking an increase of 16 per cent from

New Delhi: The Planning Commission — which set Rs 32 a day as the upper limit spend to qualify as poor, then cut it to Rs 28 — recently spent Rs 35 lakh on refurbishing two toilets at Yojana Bhavan

The Annual Plan for Assam for 2012-13 was on Tuesday finalised at Rs.10,500 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. At this level, the Plan size is over 16% higher than the outlay for the previous fiscal.

Initiating discussions with Mr. Gogoi on Assam's performance, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the steady improvement in gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth during the first three years of the 11th Plan. GSDP growth (at 2004-05 prices) improved from 4.81% in 2007-08 to 6.82% in 2008-09 and is estimated at 8.08% in 2009-10.

The government has chosen home minister P Chidambaram to head the group of ministers (GOM) to decide on a regulator for the coal sector.