Read the below given statements and mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management.
Reasoning: Planning initiates the process of management and controlling completes the process.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

The correct answer is option 1- Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management. Planning initiates the process of management and controlling completes the process. Plans are the basis of control and without control the best laid plans may go astray. A system of control presupposes the existence of certain standards. These standards of performance which serve as the basis of controlling are provided by planning. Once a plan becomes operational, controlling is necessary to monitor the progress, measure it, discover deviations and initiate corrective measures to ensure that events conform to plans. Thus, planning without controlling is meaningless. Similarly, controlling is blind without planning. If the standards are not set in advance, managers have nothing to control. When there is no plan, there is no basis of controlling.