Who among the following Indian leaders advocated the “People’s Plan”?
A. Mahalanobis
B. Jaiprakash Narayan
C. M.N. Roy
D. Sriman Narayan Agarwal
Answer:C
Who among the following Indian leaders advocated the “People’s Plan”?
A. Mahalanobis B. Jaiprakash Narayan C. M.N. Roy D. Sriman Narayan Agarwal
Explanation: In 1945, yet another plan was formulated by the radical humanist leader M.N. Roy, chairman of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee of Indian Trade Union. The plan was based on Marxist socialism and advocated the need of providing the people with the ‘basic necessities of life’. Agricultural and industrial sectors, both were equally highlighted by the plan. Many economists have attributed the socialist leanings in Indian planning to this plan. The common minimum programmes of the United Front Government of the mid-nineties (20th century) and that of the United Progressive Alliance of 2004 may also be thought to have been inspired from the same plan. ‘Economic reforms with the human face’, the slogan with which the economic reforms started early 1990s has also the resonance of the People’s Plan.