Question

During which period of India's development was decentralized planning first considered alongside centralized planning?

• A. During the post-independence period in the 1990s
• B. During the First Five-Year Plan period (1951–56)
• C. After the Green Revolution in the 1960s
• D. Following economic liberalization in the 1990s

Answer 1

Answer:

B. During the First Five-Year Plan period (1951–56)

Decentralized planning was considered from the very beginning of India’s centralized planning efforts, starting with the First Five-Year Plan. Even as centralized planning was introduced, discussions about decentralized planning were initiated to ensure that local-level needs were addressed.