Breaking News: PM speaks in Hindi

India News: Acknowledging that India's attempts to devolve power to local self-government units have not been successful, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday urged the effective decentralization of administrative powers to ensure inclusive growth.<br />In a speech to mark the 20th anniversary of the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution—notified on 24 April 1993—Singh called on various arms of the central and state governments to ensure that decentralization becomes a reality.