World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick will begin his fourth official visit to India from Monday to take stock of the efforts to overcome poverty and other development related projects on the eve of the beginning of the 12th 5-Year Plan.
“The Bank stands ready to continue to support India with its knowledge and financial resources to meet the challenges ahead,” Zoellick said in a statement ahead of the visit.
Zoellick is scheduled to meet India’s top economic policy makers including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
The World Bank president is also scheduled to meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and several other government officials and policy makers.