Tamil Nadu Planning Commission

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  PM Modi Meeting Expected To Spur AIADMK Merger: 10 Developments

  The two competing factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling party are trying to accelerate their plans to reunite with the action shifting from Chennai to Delhi today. The leaders of the two wings, former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam ("OPS") and his successor, E Palaniswami ("EPS"), were in the capital to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Venkaiah Naidu a...

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  West Bengal Plans Power Ombudsman for Each District

  West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has decided to appoint an ombudsman for each district to allow power consumers to get their grievances redressed at the local level.

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  Tamil Nadu Pitches for Higher Fund Flows to States

  Pitching for higher flow of funds from the Centre to the states, the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday demanded flexibility in the design of the flagship programmes and limiting the state's share to 25 per cent for such schemes.

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  Plan Panel Overhaul Was Also Wish of Manmohan Singh, Says PM Modi

  The need for a relook at the Planning Commission has been raised since 1992. It was also the wish of his predecessor Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at his meeting with chief ministers to arrive at a consensus about the new body that is to replace the Planning Commission.

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  Tamil Nadu Calls For Stronger Role For States In New Body Replacing Planning Commission

  Tamil Nadu government today pitched for a stronger role for states in the new mechanism that will replace the Planning Commission.

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  Tamil Nadu Welcomes PM Modi's Plan Panel Overhaul Initiative

  Tamil Nadu welcomed the NDA government's move to replace the Planning Commission with a new institution at the Prime Minister's meeting with all the state heads today.

• Ensuring security of students a priority: Shashi Tharoor

  With a top US official reportedly indicating that frequent instances of rapes in India could possibly be a factor in American students keeping away from the country, government today said if there was such a concern it should be addressed and stressed that ensuring security of students was a priority.

• Congress, AIADMK oppose plan for new assembly building in Puducherry

  Opposition Congress and AIADMK today opposed the Puducherry government's move for a new Rs 500 crore assembly premises in the union territory, saying it was a step in the wrong direction in view of critical financial position.

• Planning Commission approves Rs 37,128 crore plan for Tamil Nadu

  Planning Commission on Monday approved Tamil Nadu's Rs 37,128 crore annual plan for 2013-14, but Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa questioned UPA government's "planning and budgetary process" as the central assistance for last fiscal was cut by 20 per cent in revised estimates.

• Jayalalithaa to meet Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 10 regarding state annual plan

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will leave for Delhi tomorrow to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia regarding the state's annual plan.

• Jayalalithaa to leave for Delhi on Monday to meet Montek Singh

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will visit New Delhi on Monday to finalise the plan outlay for the state with the Planning Commission.

• Poverty dips to 29.8% in 2009-10: Planning Commission

  The total number of poor in the country has been estimated at 34.47 crore in 2009-10.

• 'Planning Commission not keen on accepting new ideas'

  The Planning Commission and some research organisations are not keen on accepting new and innovative ideas from scientists, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official alleged.