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The 'Planning Commission' of India was established in:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1947
  2. 1951
  3. 1952
  4. 1950

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1950

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (D) 1950 šŸ“š Explanation: The Planning Commission was established by a resolution of the Government of India in March 1950. It was a non-constitutional and non-statutory body charged with formulating the Five-Year Plans for the country's development. It was headed by the Prime Minister as its ex-officio Chairman. It functioned for 65 years until it was dissolved on August 13, 2014, and replaced by NITI Aayog on January 1, 2015.