Planning Commission and Niti Aayog

Indian Economy – Planning Commission – PYQ Points

• The blueprints for planning in India were first proposed by the engineer-administrator M. Visvesvaraya.
• M. Visvesvaraya, whose birthday is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India, served as the Diwan of the princely state of Mysore.
• In 1944, the Government of India set up a Planning Department under the chairmanship of Sir Ardesir Dalal.
• The book “Planning and the Poor” was written by B.S. Minhas.
• True statements regarding the objectives of the Planning Commission:
  (i) To achieve full employment,
  (ii) To reduce inequalities of income and wealth, and
  (iii) To attain higher levels of national and per capita income.
• Main objectives of the Government in setting up the Planning Commission in India:
  (i) To bring about rapid improvement in the standard of living by efficient utilization of national resources.
  (ii) To increase production and provide employment opportunities to all in various sectors of the country.
• Match the planners with their plans:
  (a) M.N. Roy – People’s Plan
  (b) Shriman Narayan – Gandhian Plan
  (c) Eight Industrialists – Bombay Plan.
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