1. Jawaharlal Nehru, one of the chief builders of Modem India, was the first Prime Minister of Independent India.
2. He was a great patriot, thinker and statesman.
(I) Democracy and Secularism:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was a firm believer in democracy.
2. He believed in free speech civil liberty, adult franchise and the Rule of Law and Parliamentary democracy.
3. Secularism, is another signal contribution of Nehru to India.
(II) Planning:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for the introduction of planning in our country.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru, the Plan was essentially an integrated approach for development.
3. Nehru Spoke on the theme of planning.
4. He said “the essence of planning is to find the best way to utilize all resources of manpower, of money and so on”.
5. “Planning for Nehru was essentially linked up with Industrialization and eventual self¬reliance for the country’s economic growth on an self – accelerating growth.
6. Nehru carried through this basis strategy of planned development.
7. Nehru’s contribution to the advancement of science, research, technology and industrial development cannot be forgotten.
8. It was dining is period, many IITs and Research Institutions were established.
9. Nehru always in insited on “ scientific temper”.
