Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Prospects and policy challenges in the Twelfth Plan - A comment on the risks in Economic and Political Weekly

This note is in response to the article “Prospects and Policy Challenges in the Twelfth Plan” by Montek S Ahluwalia (Economic and Political Weekly, 21 May 2011)

Y Venugopal Reddy

Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 08:57 AM

Dr. Y Venugopal Reddy begins by stating that the article offers a comprehensive, succinct and summary overview of the subject and is very useful as reference material. However, there is, a vital element that is missing in the analysis, namely, a discussion of the risks to the economy and economic agents. An enumeration and discussion of the many risks must be taken into account while framing the Twelfth Plan.

Prospects and policy challenges in the Twelfth Plan: A special article by Montek Singh Ahluwalia in EPW

This paper by Montek Singh Ahluwalia in Economic and Political Weekly attempts to review the recent performance of the economy and lists the priorities and challenges for the Twelfth Plan.

Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 08:55 AM

The year 2011-12 is the last year of the Eleventh Plan and this is therefore an appropriate time to review what has been achieved with a view to identify weaknesses in the strategy that need to be corrected, and also identify new challenges that may require new initiatives. The paper is presented in the hope of spurring a broader discussion on these issues.

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