Planning Commission remained in news this year for wrong reasons like fixing poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily in urban areas, spending Rs 35 lakh on refurbishing toilets and slashing average economic growth rate for the 12th Plan to 8 per cent.
It all began in March with the Planning Commission coming out with poverty numbers based on the Tendulkar Committee methodology which raised many eyebrows and drew flak from all corners.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/plan-panel-remained-news-wrong-reasons-2012
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/social-activists
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-poverty
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/right-information-rti
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
