India Facts 10

പ്ലാനിംഗ് കമ്മീഷൻ, നീതി ആയോഗ്, ആദ്യ 7 പഞ്ചവത്സര പദ്ധതികൾ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Planning commission established on

                  15th March 1950 (Recommended by KC Neogi committee)

• Head quarters of Planning commission

                  Yojana Bhavan, Delhi

• Five year plans in India are formulated by

                  Planning commission (Neither Constitutional nor Statutory body only an Advisory body)

• Supreme organization for planning and economic developments

                  Planning Commission

• Which is called as Super Cabinet, Economic cabinet, Parallel Cabinet, or the fifth wheel of the Coach

                  Planning Commission

• Deputy chairman of the planning commission is appointed by

                  Union Cabinet (Chairman is Prime Minister and in states Chief minister)

• Kerala state planning commission was started in

                  1967 (EMS Namboothirippad was the first chairman)

• First deputy chairman of the Kerala state planning commission

                  MKA Hameed (Gulsarilal Nanda was the first deputy chairman at center)

• Planning commission replaced by NITI Ayog in

                  2014 (National Institution for Transforming India came into effect in 1st January 2015)

• Vice chairman and CEO of NITI Ayog appointed by

                  Prime Minister

• Governing council of NITI Ayog consists of

                  State chief ministers and UT Lieutenant Governors (First meeting held on 8th Feb 2015)

• Minister of state in NITI Ayog 

                  Rao Inderjit Sing (Present vice chairperson : Dr Rajiv Kumar)

• First CEO of NITI Ayog

                  Sindhushree Khuller (First vice chairman : Aravind Panagaria)

• Present CEO of NITI Ayog

                  Amithabh Kanth (Author of the book: Branding India An increduble story)

• Apex body giving final approval to Five year plans

                  National Development Council-NDC (established on 6th August 1952)

• Chairman of NDC

                  Prime Minister (Head Quarters at New Delhi)

• Only five year plan adopted without having concent of NDC

                  First five year plan (1951-56)

• First five year plan give priority to

                  Agricultural development (Known as Harrod Domer Model)

• Architect of preamble of first five year plan in India

                  KN Raj (Malayali participated in first five year plan)

• Community Development Programme, Family planning programme (1952), National extension service (1953) etc are established during which five year plan

                  First five year plan

• University grant commission (1953), Bhakranagal, Hiracud, Damodar Valley etc are established during which five year plan

                  First five year plan

• Targeted growth rate of first five year plan in India

                  2.1% (Actual was 3.6%)

• All India institute of medical science (AIIMS) established in Delhi during which five year plan

                  First five year plan

• Steel plants Durgapur, Bhilai, Rourkala etc are established during which five year plan

                  Second five year plan (1956-61)

• Second five year plan give priority to

                  Industrialization (Known as Mahalanobis Model)

• Aim of second five year plan

                  Reduce unemployment and increase national income

• Targeted growth rate of second five year plan in India

                  4.5% (Actual was 4.27%)

• Green revolution started during which five year plan

                  Third (1961-66. Focused on agriculture and Industries)

• Major aim of third five year plan in India

                  establishment of self reliance and self generating economy

• Targeted growth rate of third five year plan in India

                  5.6% (Actual was 2.4%)

• Reasons for the failures of third year plan in India

                  Chinese aggression (1962) and India-Pak war 1965

• Plan holiday was declared during

                  1966-69

• Which five year plan adopted Gadgil model of startegic growth and stability

                  Fourth (1969-74)

• Principal objectives of fourth year plan in India

                  Growth with Stability and progressive achievements of self reliance

• During which five year plan Indiara Gandhi nationalized 14 banks

                  Fourth (1969)

• Operation flood started during fourth five year plan by

                  National Diary Development board (1970)

• Targeted growth rate of fourth five year plan in India

                  5.7% (Actual was 3.3%. Failure due to Indo-Pak war 1971)

• Fifth five year plan was prepared and developed by

                  D D Dhar

• Main objectives of fifth five year plan

                  Removal of poverty and achievement of self reliance

• Indira Gandhi launched 20 point programme during the period of 

                  Fifth five year plan (1974-79. Garibi Hatavo slogan)

• National highway system introduced and Tourism developed during the period of 

                  Fifth five year plan

• Fifth five year plan was stopped by Janata Government to start which programme

                  Rolling plan (Till 1980)

• Targeted growth rate of fifth five year plan in India

                  4.4% (Actual was 4.8%)

• The concept of Rolling plan was put forwarded by

                  Gunner Myrdal in his book Asian Drama

• Economic liberalisation started during the period of

                  6th Five year plan (1980-85)

• Objective of 6th five year plan in India

                  Elimination of unemployment and poverty

• Targeted growth rate of 6th five year plan in India

                  5.2% (Actual was 5.7%)

• Priority for private sector in comparison to public sector given during the period of

                  7th Five year plan (1985-90)

• Rapid industrial growth through Information Technology was the aim of

                  7th Five year plan

• Targeted growth rate of 6th five year plan in India

                  5% (Actual was 6%)

• Annual plans introduced last time in India during

                  1990-92
                                                                                 (To be Continued...)