The Nehru-Mahalanobis model refers to the strategy for economic development adopted during India's Second Five-Year Plan (1956-1961). Developed by P.C. Mahalanobis under the guidance of Jawaharlal Nehru, the model focused on rapid industrialization with a strong emphasis on heavy industries and the public sector, central to the concept of planned economic growth for the nation.
The Nehru-Mahalanobis model was concerned with the :
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Planning (Planning Models and Strategies (e.g., Nehru-Mahalanobis Model))
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- The First Five Year Plan was based on the