History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2011 History
With which of the following was the Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy associated?
ANational Planning Committee
BBombay Plan
CFirst Five Year Plan
DSecond Five Year Plan ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Second Five Year Plan — The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy was associated with the Second Five Year Plan, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy was associated with the Second Five Year Plan, so that is the answer.
★The Second Plan of 1956 to 1961 followed the model designed by the statistician P.C. Mahalanobis.
★Its main aim was rapid industrialization with stress on basic and heavy industries.
★It led to the building of public sector steel plants and a strong capital goods base.
★The First Five Year Plan, by contrast, rested on the Harrod-Domar model and stressed agriculture.
★The strategy shaped India's planned, state-led path of development for decades.
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