Consider the following events : Establishment of the Planning Commis

Consider the following events :

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Establishment of the Planning Commission
Formation of the National Development Council (NDC)
Approval of the First Five-Year Plan by the NDC
Constitution of the National Planning Committee

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above events?

1-2-3-4

2-1-3-4

4-1-2-3

1-4-2-3

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2022

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The correct chronological sequence of the given events is Constitution of the National Planning Committee (1938), Establishment of the Planning Commission (1950), Formation of the National Development Council (NDC) (1952), and Approval of the First Five-Year Plan by the NDC (after 1952).

The National Planning Committee was set up in 1938 under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru by the Indian National Congress, marking an early conceptualization of planning in India. After independence, the Planning Commission was established in March 1950 by a Resolution of the Government of India as an advisory body to formulate Five-Year Plans. The First Five-Year Plan was launched in 1951. The National Development Council (NDC) was constituted in August 1952 as the highest body below the Union Cabinet for planning and approval of plans. The NDC reviews and approves national plans, including the Five-Year Plans. Although the First Plan was launched in 1951, its formal approval and oversight fell under the purview of the NDC once it was formed in 1952.

The National Planning Committee (1938) represented pre-independence efforts towards economic planning. The Planning Commission was the central body for drafting plans post-independence, which was replaced by the NITI Aayog in 2015. The National Development Council served as a link between the Union government, state governments, and the Planning Commission for plan formulation and approval.

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