Consider the following statements:
- 1. The National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.
- 2. The Prime Minister of India is the Chairman of the National Development Council.
- 3. The National Development Council is a statutory body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2010
– Statement 2: The Prime Minister of India was the ex-officio Chairman of the National Development Council. This is a factual detail about the composition and leadership of the NDC.
– Statement 3: The National Development Council was neither a constitutional body (established by the Constitution) nor a statutory body (established by an Act of Parliament). It was established in 1952 by an Executive Resolution of the Union Cabinet. Therefore, it was an extra-constitutional, non-statutory body. This statement is incorrect.
– The NDC comprised the Prime Minister, Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, Chief Ministers/Administrators of Union Territories, and members of the Planning Commission.
– Its main functions were to prescribe guidelines for plan formulation, consider the national plan, and make recommendations for achieving plan targets.