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Who among the following is known as the architect of Indian planning ?<\/p>\n

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\nPrasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is widely regarded as the “architect of Indian planning”. He played a pivotal role in formulating India’s Second Five Year Plan (1956-1961), which focused on heavy industries and the Mahalanobis model. He also founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and contributed significantly to statistics and economic planning in India.
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\nP.C. Mahalanobis designed the statistical framework and the investment strategy for India’s Second Five Year Plan, which laid the foundation for industrialization.
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\nV.K.R.V. Rao was a prominent economist who contributed to national income accounting and development economics. Sukhamoy Chakravarty was an economist known for his work on planning models. John Mathai was India’s first Railway Minister and later Finance Minister. While all contributed to India’s economic discourse, Mahalanobis is specifically credited with shaping the early planning framework.
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Who among the following is known as the architect of Indian planning ? [amp_mcq option1=”V.K.R.V. Rao” option2=”Sukhamoy Chakravarty” option3=”P.C. Mahalanobis” option4=”John Mathai” correct=”option3″] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-2 – 2023 Download PDFAttempt Online Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is widely regarded as the “architect of Indian planning”. He played a pivotal role in formulating … <\/p>\n

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