Mani Shankar Aiyar

Type: Person

Name: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Title: Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports.

Organization: Lok Sabha

Date of Birth: 10/04/1941

Place of Birth: Lahore

Nationality: India

Fact Sheet: Biography for Mani Shankar Aiyar

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Mulayam may skip UPA dinner hosted by PM tonight

New Delhi: Distancing himself from the UPA's falling fortunes, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav may skip the dinner which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host on Wednesday for its allies and supporting parties, according to sources.An invite ... [Published IBNLive India News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Manmohan Singh, Scam, Satish Mishra, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Coal

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Manmohan Singh

PM to present Report Card of UPA-II on 22nd May

PM to present UPA Report Card on 22nd MayNew Delhi: With the image of his government in tatters, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present the last Report Card of UPA-II on May 22 in which he is expected to list the positives such as Direct Benefit Transfer ... [Published Jagran Post - May 19 2013]

Entities: Manmohan Singh, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Federation for Progress of Dravidians (Tamil Na..., Food Security Bill

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Sonia Gandhi

PM to present Report Card of UPA-II on May 22

New Delhi: With the image of his government in tatters, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present the last Report Card of UPA-II on May 22 in which he is expected to list the positives such as Direct Benefit Transfer and FDI in retail in a bid to boost ... [Published zeenews.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Federation for Progress of Dravidians (Tamil Na..., Food Security Bill

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Rahul Gandhi

Panchayati Raj is not PM’s business

Mani Shankar AiyarCongress scion Rahul Gandhi may be touring the country to get “theoretical and practical understanding” of his late father’s dream project, Panchayati Raj. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not seem to share the same enthusiasm. The ... [Published New Indian Express - May 05 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rahul Gandhi, Thomas Issac

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 2 reports

Pranab Mukherjee

Committee on leveraging panchayat raj institutions calls on president

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An expert committee on leveraging panchayat raj institutions called on President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday and recommended that a be constituted. "The expert committee, in its recommendations, said that there is a need to constitute ... [Published Sify - May 04 2013]

Entities: Pranab Mukherjee, Mani Shankar Aiyar, New Delhi (India)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Arun Jaitley

Congress committed to Panchayati Raj, confusion only on process: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ex-Panchyati Raj Minister

My target for fulfilling Rajiv's vision has always been 2018. We can get there in less than 5 years if govt acts on our recommendations, says diplomat-turned-politician . You have been passionately talking about Panchayati Raj. But your party doesn't ... [Published Economic Times - May 02 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rajiv Gandhi, Arun Jaitley, Jawaharlal Nehru

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Mani Shankar Aiyar

JandK minister slams Aiyar for remark on police

A day after senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar blamed the JandK Police for the "troubles" in the valley, the state government ... [Published Indian Express - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Police, Mani Shankar Aiyar

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Mani Shankar Aiyar terms Opposition full of ‘jokers’

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday thrashed the members of the opposition party for disrupting the parliament over Chinese incursion, saying “the jokers don’t have the courage to face defeat in the house.”“There is no alternative. I saw what ... [Published News24online - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rajya Sabha, Kirti Azad, Tawang (India), Prakash Javadekar

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Panchayati Raj Institutions given a raw deal: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Former Union Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that despite the Cabinet Secretary’s clear directive to all the Union Ministries to provide a role to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the implementation of Centrally-sponsored ... [Published New Indian Express - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, guidelines, Organic

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

Process of devolution hasn’t been understood: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar, India’s first panchyati raj minister, talks about the challenges the institutions faceElizabeth Roche & AnujaAiyar says the system of rotation of seats reserved for women should take place after at least two terms. Photo: Ramesh P ... [Published Livemint.com - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, India, Democracy

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

Kishore Chandra Deo| There’s scope for making panchayats more dynamic

Union minister for panchayati raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo on how the panchayati raj system can function more effectivelyLiz Mathew & | Elizabeth RocheUnion minister for panchayati raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo says one of the requirements for effective ... [Published Livemint.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Urbanization, Elections, Taxes

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Mani Shankar Aiyar downplays CAG's MNREGA report, admits improvement needed

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mani ShankarAiyar today sought to downplay CAG's report on functioning of MNREGA especially in Maharashtra and Karnataka saying it was more of an "auditing and accounting exercise" but admitted that improvement was needed in ... [Published Economic Times - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Mani Shankar Aiyar, New Delhi (India), Rajya Sabha

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Congress committed to Panchayati Raj, confusion... [Published Economic Times - May 02 2013]
Your Voice \| Why the truth wasn't told [Published The Daily Pennsylvanian - May 01 2013]
Aiyar’s remarks ridiculous, silly: Hurriyat (G) [Published South Asian News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
I Stand By What I Said: Aiyar [Published Kashmir Observer - Apr 29 2013]
Deep In My Heart by Alka Narula [Published Prlog - Apr 29 2013]
JandK minister slams Aiyar for remark on police [Published Indian Express - Apr 28 2013]
Panel proposes to dissolve DoNER [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 28 2013]
Politicians lend support to protests against 4-... [Published Firstpost.com - Apr 25 2013]
Mani Shankar Aiyar terms Opposition full of ‘jo... [Published News24online - Apr 25 2013]
BJP ruckus in RS, House adjourned twice [Published News24online - Apr 25 2013]
Panchayati Raj Institutions given a raw deal: M... [Published New Indian Express - Apr 25 2013]
RAISINA TATTLE: Missing in action [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 25 2013]
Process of devolution hasn’t been understood: M... [Published Livemint.com - Apr 24 2013]
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Kishore Chandra Deo\| There’s scope for making p... [Published Livemint.com - Apr 23 2013]
Panchayat Raj Institutions pushed to margins, s... [Published Press Trust of India - Apr 23 2013]
Mani Shankar Aiyar downplays CAG's MNREGA repor... [Published Economic Times - Apr 23 2013]