Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said rising prices have emerged as a major concern for the government and stepping up productivity is the only way to ensure that economic growth is not inflationary.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for more public-private partnerships in providing affordable healthcare in the country.

Accusing the Prime Minister of "misleading" Parliament and the country on the nuclear deal issue, main opposition BJP on Thursday demanded the resignation of the Manmohan Singh government.

Inflation which remains one of the top concerns of the government, is likely to come up for review on Thursday at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Prices.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari have greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of Lord Ganesh, which will be celebrated on Wednesday.

"There is a need to promote multiple models of delivery that can respond to different situations in various states," Singh said in his letter to the Chief Ministers.

Criticising the United Progressive Alliance, the Communist Party of India-Marxist on Saturday said the central government had remained a "silent spectator" even as Christians in Orissa were being targeted.

Setting an ambitious target of skill upgradation for 500 million youth by 2020, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the UPA Government has fulfilled "much" of its commitments in the National Common Minimum Programme in the last four years.

As it watches with "cautious optimism" next week's meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has held high-level consultations to assess the situation and consider options available if things do not work out as desired.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's mega development package for Assam, with maximum thrust on boosting the state's education sector, has been hailed here as a visionary step towards giving the region a cutting edge.

"We are one of the youngest nations in the world and according to observers, India has the potential to create over 500 million trained people by the year 2022," the PM said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said any effort to create disharmony in society should not be permitted and those threatening the country's social and communal harmony should be isolated.

In an apparent reference to the divide caused by the Amarnath land issue in Jammu and Kashmir, PM Manmohan Singh said the tradition of harmony in the country was facing a "grave challenge" with "divisive forces" being at work in this direction.

A day after he was declared the UPA's PM candidate in the next polls, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Saturday urged by a key ally to contest for the Lok Sabha, a suggestion brushed aside as "petty details" by the Congress.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir where violence is continuing over the Amarnath land row.

Inflation is projected to remain in double digits till the end of this year as the fiscal measures initiated by the government are expected to yield results only by December, a latest report by Dun & Bradstreet says.

Amid signals of slowdown, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday maintained the ambition of 10 per cent economic growth, as also set out in the 11th Five Year Plan.

After a decade of stagnation in the farm sector, most of which was linked to the tenure of the NDA, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the agriculture has seen a turnaround and farmers relieved of debt burden.

Taking note of the challenges of rapid urbanization, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday listed urban renewal as one of seven priorities of the government.

Singling out malnutrition as a "curse" which must be removed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday promised efforts to provide access to education and improve health care services for all citizens.