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PM to chair full Plan panel meet on Tuesday

By The Assam Tribune

NEW DELHI, March 21 (PTI) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair the full Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday to review the economy in the backdrop of the industry showing strong signs of recovery.

The full Plan panel meeting will also consider and approve the mid-term appraisal of the 11th Plan (2007-12), the official sources said.

The approval of the mid-term appraisal is significant as after the full Plan panel's nod, it would go to the National Development Council. The Council is expected to meet next month, the sources said.

Singh is the chairman of the Planning Commission which comprises key Cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar, besides full-time Commission members and deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

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