The Planning Commission


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The Planning Commission

The Planning Commission (Now Defunct): The Planning Commission was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950 in pursuance of declared objectives of the Government to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient exploitation of the resources of the country, increasing production and offering opportunities to all for employment in the scrvice of the community. The Planning Commission was charged with the responsibility of making assessment of all resources of the country, augmenting deficient resources, formulating plans for the most effective and balanced utilisation of resources and determining priorities. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission.

Functions: The 1950 resolution setting up the Planning Commission outlined its functions as to:

1. Make an assessment of the material, capital and buman resources of the country, including technical personnel, and investigate the possibilities of augmenting such of these resources as are found to be deficient in relation to the nation's requirement;

2. Formulate a Plan for the most effective and balanced utilisation of country's resources;

3. On a determination of priorities, define the stages in which the Plan should be carried out and propose the allocation of resources for the due completion of each stage;

4. Indicate the factors which are tending to retard economic development, and determine the conditions which, in view of the current social and political situation, should be established for the successful execution of the Plan;

5. Determine the nature of the machinery which will be necessary for securing the successful implementation of each stage of the Plan in all its aspects;

6. Appraise from time to time the progress achieved in the execution of each stage of the Plan and recommend the adjustments of policy and measures that such appraisal may show to be necessary;

7. Make such interim or ancillary recommendations as appear to it to be appropriate either for facilitating the discharge of the duties assigned to it, or on a consideration of prevailing economic conditions, current policies, measures and development programmes or on an examination of such specific problems as may be referred to it for advice by Central or State Governments.

However due to the stagnant growth of the 65 year old organisation, the Prime Minister made an announcement to replace the Planning Commission with the newly formed NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).

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Which institution has been established in place of Planning Commission January 1, 2015 ?

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When was the Planning Commission formed India ?

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