Montek Ahluwalia recalls working with Manmohan Singh: He inspired me to...
India TodayEx-deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday reflected on his decades-long association with former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, whom he first met in 1973. "I first met Dr Manmohan Singh 50 years ago, in 1973.He was the one who inspired me to apply for the job of Economic Advisor.," former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, remembers Dr Manmohan Singh.#MontekSinghAhluwalia. Later, when Dr Singh became Prime Minister, he asked me to serve as Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014," Ahluwalia said. "Despite initial resistance to the idea, Dr Singh persuaded Prime Minister Narasimha Rao to approve the devaluation in two stages," Dr Ahluwalia noted, adding that these decisions were part of a broader set of reforms aimed at addressing India’s fiscal challenges.
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