The period of the Eighth Five-Year Plan in India was from 1992 to 1997. This plan period coincided with the government led by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, which initiated the significant economic liberalisation reforms in India starting in 1991. Due to their pivotal roles in these reforms and the steering of the economy during this plan period, the Eighth Plan is often informally referred to as the 'Rao and Manmohan' Plan.
Which Plan was also known as the ‘Rao and Manmohan’ Plan ?
Asked in HAS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Planning (Evolution of Planning in India (Five-Year Plans era))
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