The Third Five Year Plan ended in 1966. Due to the economic difficulties caused by the Indo-Pak War of 1965 and severe droughts, the government decided to postpone the launch of the Fourth Five Year Plan. Instead, three annual plans were formulated and implemented for the years 1966-67, 1967-68, and 1968-69.
The first plan holiday in independent India covered the period –
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Planning (Achievements and Failures of Planning in India)
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