{"id":1363,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-legacy-of-the-planning-commission-still-has-a-bearing-on-upsc-psir-2024-2310\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:18","slug":"the-legacy-of-the-planning-commission-still-has-a-bearing-on-upsc-psir-2024-2310","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-legacy-of-the-planning-commission-still-has-a-bearing-on-upsc-psir-2024-2310\/","title":{"rendered":"The legacy of the Planning Commission still has a bearing on India\u2019s development policies. Discuss."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> Commission (1950) set state-led, long-term development template <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> form changed by NITI Aayog, inheritance intact<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> planned development 1950\u20132014 defined India\u2019s growth path <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> legacy outlives the institution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Five-Year Plans (1950\u20132014) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> public sector, heavy industry, infrastructure, strategic sectors <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kothari<\/b>: state authority consolidated, top-down <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> growth tied to land reform, poverty alleviation, social justice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Jalan &amp; Sen<\/b>: welfare, social indicators <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Santhanam<\/b>: centralisation weakened federalism, near-unitary functioning <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Finance Commission overlap <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Centre\u2013state fiscal strain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Govinda Rao<\/b>: relevance declined post-liberalisation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> NITI Aayog: think tank, cooperative federalism, flexible bottom-up planning <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> legacy consciously reformed, not discarded<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> shift is of method, not aim <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> state intervention, long-term strategy, welfare goals persist<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> institution replaced, template inherited <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> legacy still bears on development policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[64],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1363","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-planning-and-economic-development","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4775,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1363\/revisions\/4775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1363"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1363"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1363"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}