The Prime Minister's Office today came out with data to highlight the progress made under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the last 10 years in an effort to counter the damaging claims made by his former Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru.

"The way India has progressed in the last 10 years it has never happened in any other democracy," PMO Communication Adviser Pankaj Pachauri told reporters.

He said this government has fought against poverty like no other government has done and the progress the road and job sectors has achieved has not been made in any other country.

On GDP growth, Pachauri said, "GDP has grown three times in the last 10 years. Minimum wages have also gone up three times. This shows the government is working continuously." However, he lamented that the information is not reflected in the media. "The information is not reaching the people because the media's priority is different," he said.