NEW DELHI: Every member of the planning commission might get an annual grant of Rs 1 crore to employ consultants to further research projects taken by the commission. Some members of the planning commission have forwarded the proposal to the deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia as part of the exercise to restructure and reform the commission.
"There is a proposal but it is still in the works and no decision has been taken," a planning commission member told ET. The current Planning Commission, which was constituted in 2009, had started with the aim of carrying out internal structural reform to make the commission more relevant.
The exercise had been undertaken by planning commission member Arun Maira who was inducted into the commission from the Boston Consulting Group. "The move has been proposed to give members the flexibility to get qualified people for the work we do at the commission if the need arises," added the member. Primarily three members - Arun Maira, Syeeda Hameed and Abhijit Sen, are backing the proposal.
However, given the monetary requirement, which will be around Rs 8 crore excluding ministerial members of the commission, the proposal is likely to be shelved for the time being. "The quantum of the grant is quite big for the purpose and it is unlikely to be passed in the current scenario," said another official at the planning commission.
The Planning Commission has been criticised often as being monolithic, stagnant and hierarchical with lack of expert domain knowledge...
"There is a proposal but it is still in the works and no decision has been taken," a planning commission member told ET. The current Planning Commission, which was constituted in 2009, had started with the aim of carrying out internal structural reform to make the commission more relevant.
The exercise had been undertaken by planning commission member Arun Maira who was inducted into the commission from the Boston Consulting Group. "The move has been proposed to give members the flexibility to get qualified people for the work we do at the commission if the need arises," added the member. Primarily three members - Arun Maira, Syeeda Hameed and Abhijit Sen, are backing the proposal.
However, given the monetary requirement, which will be around Rs 8 crore excluding ministerial members of the commission, the proposal is likely to be shelved for the time being. "The quantum of the grant is quite big for the purpose and it is unlikely to be passed in the current scenario," said another official at the planning commission.
The Planning Commission has been criticised often as being monolithic, stagnant and hierarchical with lack of expert domain knowledge...
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