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Five-Year Plans of India

Five-Year Plans of India From Janardan1234.blogspot.com, A Free Website Jump to navigation Jump to search From 1947 to 2017, the  Indian economy  was premised on the concept of  planning . This was carried through the  Five-Year Plans , developed, executed, and monitored by the  Planning Commission  (1951-2014) and the  NITI Aayog  (2015-2017). With the  prime minister  as the ex-officio chairman, the commission has a nominated deputy chairman, who holds the rank of a cabinet Minister.  Montek Singh Ahluwalia  is the last deputy chairman of the commission (resigned on 26 May 2014). The Twelfth Plan completed its term in March 2017. [1]  Prior to the Fourth Plan, the allocation of state resources was based on schematic patterns rather than a transparent and objective mechanism, which led to the adoption of the  Gadgil formula  in 1969. Revised versions of the formula have been used since then to determine the allocation of central assistance for state plans. [2]  The new go