Battered & bruised, Planning Commission loses more of its teeth

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently extended a Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) central support for building roads in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Cabinet's approval for the big-ticket announcement......

After Plan Panel revamp, evaluation office to go as well?

The PEO was established in 1952 as an independently functioning body under the Planning Commission. After terminating the services of its director-general, the government is now likely to wind up......

Planning Commission: No successor in sight

On the cusp of the general elections this summer, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh posed a set of questions to the Planning Commission he had headed for 10 years.   "Are we still using tools......

PM to announce role for Planning Commission shortly: Jaitley

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will shortly announce the role that Planning Commission is going to play in his government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. Last month, the Independent......