- M. Visvesvaraya authored "Planned Economy for India, 1934". - This book is considered an early blueprint for planning in India.
The first blue print for Indian planning came from an engineer administrator
Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Planning (Evolution of Planning in India (Five-Year Plans era))
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- Which of the following statements are true about the first five year plan? (i) It was focused on agriculture and irrigation to boost farm output. (ii) It was based on the Harrod-Domar model with few modifications. (iii) It was followed the Mahalanobis model.
- The Planned Development Model was adopted in India from :
- Which of the following plan is called “Rolling Plan” ?
- Who opposed Planned Development in India?
- The focus of the Second Five Year Plan was :
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- Which one of the following periods in the history of Indian planning has not been a period of Annual Plans ?
- Two Annual Plans were implemented for 1990-91 and 1991-92. - 1992-97: This period corresponds to the Eighth Five-Year Plan, which was successfully implemented after the economic reforms were initiated. 66. The era of planned development is said to have begun with which of the following ?