With reference to the ‘Advisory Planning Board’ of 1946, which of the following statement is incorrect?
A. In October 1946, the Government of India appointed a committee called the ‘Advisory Planning Board’ to review the planning that had already been done by the British Government, the work of the National Planning Committee, and other plans.
B. The ‘Advisory Planning Board’ was set up to advice the four Post-War Reconstruction Committees for executing, national plan for the country.
C. The Board, in its Report of January 1947, emphatically expressed the opinion that the “proper development of large-scale industries can only take place if political units, whether in the provinces or states, agree to work in accordance with a common plan.”
D. The ‘Advisory Planning Board’ emphatically advice for the creation of a National Planning Commission, similar to the FICCI’s view of 1934, which will have autonomy and authoritative say on the process of development planning
Answer:C
With reference to the ‘Advisory Planning Board’ of 1946, which of the following statement is incorrect?
A. In October 1946, the Government of India appointed a committee called the ‘Advisory Planning Board’ to review the planning that had already been done by the British Government, the work of the National Planning Committee, and other plans. B. The ‘Advisory Planning Board’ was set up to advice the four Post-War Reconstruction Committees for executing, national plan for the country. C. The Board, in its Report of January 1947, emphatically expressed the opinion that the “proper development of large-scale industries can only take place if political units, whether in the provinces or states, agree to work in accordance with a common plan.” D. The ‘Advisory Planning Board’ emphatically advice for the creation of a National Planning Commission, similar to the FICCI’s view of 1934, which will have autonomy and authoritative say on the process of development planning
Explanation: In October 1946, the Government of India appointed a committee called the ‘Advisory Planning Board’13 to review the planning that had already been done by the British Government, the work of the National Planning Committee, and other plans and proposals for planning and to make recommendations regarding the future machinery of planning and also in regard to objectives and priorities.