01-01-2018, 04:28 PM
Planning Commissions in India
*On 15th March 1950 Planning commission was established by an executive resolution of the Government of India based on the recommendation of an advisory planning board constituted in 1946 under the chairmanship of K.C. Neogy
*Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi is the headquarters of Planning Commission.
*Planning Commission formulates India’s five year plans.
*Planning Commission is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.
*It is an extra constitutional, non statutory body.
*It is only an Advisory body.
*Planning Commission is the supreme organisation for planning social and economic developments.
*The concept of planning is based on the Russian model initiated by Joseph Stalin.
*Planning Commission is described as the ‘Super Cabinet’, ‘Economic Cabinet’, 'Parallel Cabinet’, ‘The Fifth Wheel of the Coach’.
*The prime minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission.
*Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is appointed by the Union Cabinet.
*Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is equal to the Rank of a Union Cabinet Minister.
Father of Indian Budget
*The person responsible for the formation of Central Statistical Organization
Ans : P.C. Mahalanobis
*The father of Indian Budget
Ans : P.C. Mahalanobis
*The founder of Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata
Ans : P.C. Mahalanobis
*Indian Statistics day is observed on
Ans : June 29 (Birthday of P.C Mahalanobis) The first official attempt to calculate national income in India was made by Prof. Mahalanobis in 1949.
*The first scientific method to calculate National income was done by Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao in 1931.
*Mahalano is was the chairman of National Income Committee appointed by the Govt, of India in 1949.
Kerala State Planning Commisiion
*Chairman of State Planning Commission
Ans : Chief Minister
*State Planning Commission was set up in
Ans : 1967
*First Chairman
Ans : EMS Namboothiripad
*First Vice Chairman
Ans : M.K.A. Hameed
*First Deputy Chairman of planning commission was Gulsarilal Nanda.
*In 2014 the central government decided to wind down the planning commission and replace it with the new organisation ‘NITI Ayog’
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (NDC)
*The apex body gives final approval to five year plans in India
Ans : National Development Council (NDC)
*NDC established on
Ans : 6th August 1952
*The chairman of NDC
Ans : The Prime Minister
*The headquarters of NDC
Ans : New Delhi
*The person who implemented first Five year plan in Soviet Union
Ans : Joseph Stalin
First Five Year Plan (1951 - 56)
*The first five year plan was presented before the parliament of India by Jawaharlal Nehru on 8th December 1951.
*The first five year plan gave priority to agricultural development
*K.N. Raj was the architect of the preamble of first five year plan of India.
*The Malayali who participated in the first five year plan of India is K.N. Raj.
*National extension service was launched during the period of first five year plan(1953).
*Community Development Programme and Family Planning Programme were launched in 1952.
*Community Development Programme launched on 2nd October 1952.
*University Grand Commission (UGC) started during first five year plan (1953).
*The multi purpose projects like Bhakranangal, Hirakud and Damodar valley projects were also launched during this period.
*During this plan there was increase of 18% in national income and 11% in percapital income.
*Target growth rate of first five year plan was 2.1. Actual growth rate is 3.6.
*The first five year plan was quasi successful for the Government.
*All India Institute of Medical Science was established in Delhi during first five year plan.
Key Fact
*The first five year plan was based on Harrod Domer Model
Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)
*The plan aimed at rapid industrialization with particular emphasis on the development of basic and heavy industries, such as steel, heavy chemicals, including nitrogenous fertilizers, etc.
*The steel plants of India built during second five year plan
Ans : Durgapur (W.B), Bhilai (Chattisgarh), Rourkela (Odisha)
Key Fact
*Second Five Year plan is based on Mahalanobis model.
