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The Planning Commission told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that Rs25 a day (Rs32 in urban areas) is “adequate” for Indians to get 1,200 calories of food, good health care and education and, therefore, Indians are not poor. Easy for a Commission to say such a thing because between the deputy...

Human development of prime importance, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010, 11:36 IST By Manasi Joshi-Saraf “India is witnessing phenomenal economic growth, but for the overall development of the country, efforts also should be made to improve the human development index,’’...