98 A 1 Feb17 Himalai Oral Test Planning commission l and NITI Aayog and Globalization

 Part A   Planning commission and National Development Council

Qts I  Explain Planning Commission

1.The Planning Commission of India was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 15, 1950.

2.Prime minister was the ex officio chairman of the planning commission assisted by a deputy chairman.

3.It included 6 union cabinet ministers as its ex officio members. There was also a member secretary.

4.The planning commission was an autonomous body, which worked closely with union and state cabinets and had full knowledge of their policies.

Qts II Explain  National Development Council

1.The National Development Council (NDC) 

2.It is the apex body for decision creating and deliberations on development matters in India, presided over by the Prime Minister.

3.It was set up on 6 August 1952.

4.The Council comprises the Prime Minister, the Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States or their substitutes, representatives of the Union Territories and the members of the NITI Aayog (erstwhile Planning Commission).

Part B Types of Planning 

Qts I Explain   Imperatives Planning 

1.Imperative plan means plan Prepared by Government 

2. Money invested by Government 

3. Plan Executed by Government

Qts II  Explain  Indicative Planning

1. Indicative Plan means Plan Prepared by Government.

2.Money Invested by Private Sector.

3.Plan Executed by Private sector.

Qts III  Explain  Perspective Planning.

 Perspective Plan means Plan prepared for fifteen years

Qts IV. Explain Rolling Plan.

Rolling Plan means Plan prepared for One year.

Part C Five Year Plan.

Qts I    Explain  First five year Plan

It gave importance to Agriculture.

Qts II  Explain  Second five Year Plan

1.It gave importance for establishing heavy Large Scale industries

2.Industrial  Policy 1956 Introduced. 

3. Industries Made under the Control of Government bureaucrats.

4. For establishing Industries posse sing  License from Government made Compulsory.

Qts III  Explain  Third five year plan.

1.Plan gave importance to Agriculture and Industry 

2.Plan failed due to Indo Pak War and Indo China War.

Qts IV   Explain   Plans introduced Green revolution 

Rolling plan  introduced Green revolution

Qts V   Explain  Green revolution

1.Father of Green Revolution is M.S. Swaminathan (Bharath Ratna)

2.Green Revolution consist using High Yielding Variety seeds, Artificial fertilizer.

3.Using Machinery, developing Irrigation

Qts VI  Explain  Fourth five year Plan

It emphasize on self reliance

It emphasized Zero Foreign Aid.

Qts VII  Explain   Fifth five year plans

1.It gave importance to Garibi Hatao.

2.Garibi Hatao means of  removal Poverty.

Qts VIII  Explain  Sixth five Year Plan.

1.It Emphasise on Generating employment 

2.Technological self reliance

3.Contraceptives introduced for population Control.

Qts IX  Explain  Seventh five year Plan 

1. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana introduced for employment generation

2. Sam Pitroda introduced Tele Communication revolution.

Qts  X  Explain  Eighth five Year Plan 

1. It initiated Globalization, Liberalization, Disinvestment, Privatization 

 2.Special Economic Zones established for export purpose . 

Qts XI   Explain  Nineth five year  Plan.

1.It initiated Golden Quadrilateral project 

2.Golden Quadrilateral project consists of Six Lane Super high way roads construction started between, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta.

3. E. Sridharan started Delhi metro.

Qts XII Explain   Tenth five Year Plan.

1.It Targeted 8% GDP per year 

2.India's foreign Exchange Reserve achieve US $ 185 billion Dollars

Qts XIII Explain   Eleventh five Year Plan. 

 It gave importance for Inclusive economic growth for Rural and Urban development

Qts XII   Explain Twelth five Year Plan.

It gave importance for Faster Inclusive Sustainable growth.

Part D NITI Aayog

Qts I When   NITI Aayog started ?

NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015.

Qts II Explain NITI Aayog composition 

1.NITI Aayog was formed in the year 2015 through a resolution of the Union cabinet

2.NITI Aayog chaired by the Honorable Prime Minister of India and the Chief Ministers of all states and Union territories along with the legislatures and Lt. Governors of other Union Territories.

Qts iii Why is NITI Aayog called think tank?

1.NITI Aayog only recommend long-term, policy changes but cannot influence or see their progress on the ground.

2.NITI Aayog is supposed to be a think tank. 

3.This implies that while generating new ideas, 

4 it maintains a respectable intellectual distance from the government of the day.

Qts IV What is the difference between NITI Aayog and Planning Commission?

1.NITI Aayog functions as a policy think tank and does not have the power to impose policies on states. 

2.The Planning Commission had the authority to impose policies on states for approved projects.

3. The power of fund allocation is not vested with NITI Aayog but with the Finance Ministry.

Part E  Globalization 

Qts I. What is Globalization

I Globalization means integrating Global Economy  with Indian economy

2 Any Foreign Company establish and Invest in India. 

3 Any Indian Company establish And invest in Foreign Country 

Qts II.What is Liberalization

Liberalization means giving more Freedom to Private Sectors for doing business in India

Qts III. What is Disinvestment

Disinvestment  means Selling 49% Government Company or Public sector Shares to Private sectors

Qts IV. What is Privatization

Privatization means selling More than 51%  Government Company or public sector Shares to private Sector

Qts V. What is SEZ Full Form

 SEZ Full Form is Special Economic Zone.

Qts VI. Who will utilize SEZ

 Industries which will do business in Foreign Countries From India

Qts VII. What SEZ Consists minimal

1 Tax or non Tax

2 Financial Assistance with  minimal Security or No security 

3 On Spot Business Approvals in Single Window System

4 World Class infrastructure 

Eg: Bengaluru ITPL

Qts VIII. What is meant by Ease of Business

1 Ease of Business is ranking System.

2 Ease of Business initiated by World Bank.

3 It consist Simpler regulation for doing business