Question

______ was Established on 6th August 1952.
1. Planning Commission
2. National Development Council
3. National Economic Council
4. Planning Council

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : National Development Council

The correct answer is National Development Council.

• National Development Council (NDC) is the apex body that gives approval to five-year plans in India.
• It was established on 6th August 1952.
• It was formed by executive resolution in 1952 hence it is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.
• The Prime Minister is the chairman of the National Development Council.
• The headquarters of the National Development Council (NDC) is in New Delhi.
• The National Development Council comprises:
  • Prime Minister
  • All the Union Cabinet Ministers
  • Chief Ministers of all States.
  • Representatives of the union territories.
  • The members of the Planning Commission.

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• The main objectives of the National Development Council are:
  • To secure the cooperation of the states in the execution of the plan
  • To strengthen and mobilize the effort and resources of the nation in support of the Plan
  • To ensure the balanced and rapid development of all parts of the country.
• The first five-year plan is the only five-year plan adopted without the consent of the National Development Council.
• The first meeting of the NDC was chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru in November 1952.

 

• The National Economic Council was established on 25^th January 1993.
• The National Planning Council was established in 1965.
• The Planning Commission of India was established on 15^th March 1950.
  • The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India, established in 2015 that replaced the Planning Commission.