Which of the following statements is correct in reference to planning in India?

a-India adopted decentralised planning after its Independence.

b-Subsequently, it graduated into multi-level centralised planning.

Neither of them is correct.

The correct answer is Option 4: Neither of them is correct.

tatement (a): “India adopted decentralised planning after its Independence.” This statement is incorrect because after Independence, India adopted centralised planning, not decentralised planning. The Planning Commission was established in 1950, and major economic decisions were taken at the central level through Five-Year Plans.

Statement (b): “Subsequently, it graduated into multi-level centralised planning.” This statement is also incorrect. Over time, India moved towards decentralised planning, especially after the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, which strengthened local self-government institutions and encouraged planning at state, district, and village levels.

NCERT: " On 1 January 2015, the NITI Aayog was formed. India adopted centralised planning after its Independence, but subsequently, it graduated into decentralised multi-level planning. The responsibility of plan formulation was with the Planning Commission at the Centre, State and district levels. But on 1 January 2015, the Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog."