PM administers oath to Montek, other plan panel members

The members who took the oath today at the Prime Minister's residence are Mihir Shah, Narendra Jadhav, Arun Maira, B K Chaturvedi, K Kasturirangan, Syeda Hameed, Abhijit Sen and Saumitra Chaudhuri.

In the new panel, Abhijit Sen, B K Chaturvedi and Sayeda Hameed were selected for the second term whereas the others are new.

The quorum was completed recently with the appointment of space scientist K Kasturirangan and senior management consultant Arun Maira.

The occasion was a solemn one and is a powerful motivator, said Saumitra Chaudhuri.