Explain the developmental path of India
The path to be followed for the development of any society cannot be easily determined and it requires a great deal of planning before deciding on that. In independent India, planning derives its objectives from the Directive Principles of State Policy as outlined in the Indian Constitution.
A lot of planning is required to accompany any kind of development. In fact, planning itself means, “securing a particular objective or a set of objectives”. In the context of development, the sphere of planning is economic as well as social. Though the Planning Commission was set up in 1950 to prepare the blueprint of development, India had started making preparations for it even before Independence when the governments were formed in various provinces in 1937 under Government of India Act, 1935. During the freedom struggle a National Planning Committee was constituted by the Congress with Jawaharlal Nehru as Chairman, with 29 sub-committees to work on different areas.
A lot of planning is required to accompany any kind of development. In fact, planning itself means, “securing a particular objective or a set of objectives”. In the context of development, the sphere of planning is economic as well as social. Though the Planning Commission was set up in 1950 to prepare the blueprint of development, India had started making preparations for it even before Independence when the governments were formed in various provinces in 1937 under Government of India Act, 1935. During the freedom struggle a National Planning Committee was constituted by the Congress with Jawaharlal Nehru as Chairman, with 29 sub-committees to work on different areas.