Challenges in the Planning
Challenges in the Planning: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Agriculture Versus Industry and Public Versus Private Sector etc.
Important Questions on Challenges in the Planning
What were the problems of the Second Five-Year Plan?

"Indian policy makers made a mistake by emphasising the role of state in the economy. India could have developed much better if private sector was allowed a free play right from the beginning". Give arguments for or against this proposition.

State the main arguments in the debate that ensued between industrialisation and agricultural development at the time of the Second Five Year Plan.

What were the criticisms of the planning strategy adopted in India during the early years?

How did the Second Five-Year Plan differ from the First Five-Year Plan?

How did the First Five-Year Plan address the agrarian sector in India?

What were the two models of modern development available to India after independence?

What were the key points of conflict among these interests in Orissa's development?

What were the limitations of the development strategy adopted in the early years?

Which strategy was adopted by Indian leaders in the first two decades after independence, and why?
