The Second Five Year Plan heavily emphasized the development of heavy industries, a strategy continued into the Third Plan. Subsequent plans gradually shifted focus, with the Seventh Plan representing a pivotal period towards a more diversified industrial structure and greater emphasis on infrastructure and efficiency.
In the context of India’s Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure began in the ________ Plan.
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2021 · Topic: Planning (Evolution of Planning in India (Five-Year Plans era))
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