Mukesh Ambani to meet Montek on Monday
RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani is scheduled to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek
Singh Ahluwalia on Monday.
"Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director
Mukesh Ambani will meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman
Montek Singh Ahluwalia in the morning on Monday
The meeting comes at a time when RIL is facing hurdles
in getting clearances for its oil and gas exploration
projects. Also, it is facing resistance for approval of its
gas price.
RIL is also seen as a bidder in the fortcoming auction of
telecom spectrum.
Yojana Bhawan, the Ahluwalia's office, is being throned
by industry top brass ever since Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh took direct charge of the portfolio.
Earlier this week, Vodafone India Chairman Analjit Singh
and Chairman of UB Group Vijay Mallya had called upon
Ahluwlaia.
Officials in the Planning Commission said many more top
industrialist are expected to visit Yojna Bhawan in the coming
days as Ahluwalia is being seen as key policy maker.
"Ahluwalia is considered close to the Prime Minister and
being an important functionary in the government. It is
obvious that industrialists will meet him," a Planning
Commission official said.
When Singh, as a Finance Minister ushered India into
economic reforms in early 1990s, Ahluwalia was Finance
Secretary.
Besides Ahluwalia, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory
Council chairman C Rangarajan too is likely to play more
proactive role as the government is struggling to put India
back on path of high growth path.
However, some others in Yojna Bhawan said that top
corporates visiting Ahluwalia is a routine affair. In past
also when Mukherjee was Finance Minister top industrialists
used to visit him
RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani is scheduled to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek
Singh Ahluwalia on Monday.
"Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director
Mukesh Ambani will meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman
Montek Singh Ahluwalia in the morning on Monday
The meeting comes at a time when RIL is facing hurdles
in getting clearances for its oil and gas exploration
projects. Also, it is facing resistance for approval of its
gas price.
RIL is also seen as a bidder in the fortcoming auction of
telecom spectrum.
Yojana Bhawan, the Ahluwalia's office, is being throned
by industry top brass ever since Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh took direct charge of the portfolio.
Earlier this week, Vodafone India Chairman Analjit Singh
and Chairman of UB Group Vijay Mallya had called upon
Ahluwlaia.
Officials in the Planning Commission said many more top
industrialist are expected to visit Yojna Bhawan in the coming
days as Ahluwalia is being seen as key policy maker.
"Ahluwalia is considered close to the Prime Minister and
being an important functionary in the government. It is
obvious that industrialists will meet him," a Planning
Commission official said.
When Singh, as a Finance Minister ushered India into
economic reforms in early 1990s, Ahluwalia was Finance
Secretary.
Besides Ahluwalia, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory
Council chairman C Rangarajan too is likely to play more
proactive role as the government is struggling to put India
back on path of high growth path.
However, some others in Yojna Bhawan said that top
corporates visiting Ahluwalia is a routine affair. In past
also when Mukherjee was Finance Minister top industrialists
used to visit him
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