Montek at Google Hangout: Difficult to put a yearly report card

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, and Sam Pitroda, Chairman of National Innovation Council, and other members of the Planning Commission interacted with the public on Google Hangout on Friday. 

The interaction was aimed at communicating the objectives of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) through the social media platform so as to increase public participation and engagement in growth and welfare issues.

Answering a question from Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said it is difficult for the commission to prepare a yearly report card on the progress of the five-year plans as the data is not available.

Highlights

> Montek: Planning Commission looks at the policies that affect different sectors
> Montek: Planning Commission charts out resources for govt
> Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to Montek: Why the Plan Commisssion does not prepare a yearly report card
> Montek: Difficult to prepare a yearly report card as data is not available
>Montek: 12th Plan gives special emphasis on water conservation