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The 'Rolling Plan' was introduced in India after which Five Year Plan?

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

Answer options

  1. Third Plan
  2. Fourth Plan
  3. Fifth Plan
  4. Sixth Plan

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Fifth Plan

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (C) Fifth Plan šŸ“š Explanation: The Rolling Plan was introduced by the Janata Party government in 1978, after terminating the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78) a year ahead of its schedule. Unlike fixed-term plans, a Rolling Plan is one where the performance of the plan is assessed every year and a new plan is made for the following year based on that assessment. This concept was popularized by economist Gunnar Myrdal.