Q. Who among the following was formulated the “Gandhian Plan”?

[A] B. R. Ambedkar

[B] Sriman Narayan Agarwal

[C] Lala Sri Ram

[D] Avdeshir Dalal

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation: Espousing the spirit of the Gandhian economic thinking, Sriman Narayan Agarwal formulated The Gandhian Plan in 1944. The plan laid more emphasis on agriculture.

  • Even if he referred to industrialization, it was to the level of promoting cottage and village-level industries, unlike the NPC and the Bombay Plan which supported a leading role for the heavy and large industries.
  • The plan articulated a ‘decentralized economic structure’ for India with self-contained villages.

Source: Ramesh Singh

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