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Who was the first Chairman of Planning Commission ?
Who was the first Chairman of Planning Commission ?
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The correct option is A Jawahar Lal Nehru
The Prime Minister
is the Chairman of the Planning Commission, which works under
the overall guidance of the National Development Council. After India
achieved independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly
the Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India, was
established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the
Chairman. Rajiv Kumar, Economist. Dr. Rajiv Kumar took over as Vice
Chairman NITI Aayog,
in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister, on 1 September 2017. Father of Indian
Economic Planning is Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. better known as M.
Visvesvaraya.
The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission, which works under the overall guidance of the National Development Council. After India achieved independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly the Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India, was established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the Chairman. Rajiv Kumar, Economist. Dr. Rajiv Kumar took over as Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister, on 1 September 2017. Father of Indian Economic Planning is Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. better known as M. Visvesvaraya.
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