2016 · Q97
Which one of the following is not among the aims of the Second Five Year Plan (1956-57 to 1960-61)?
General KnowledgeIndian Economy
- ARapid industrialization with particular emphasis on the development of basic and heavy industries
- BLarge expansion of employment opportunities
- CAchieve self-sufficiency in food grains and increase agricultural production to meet the requirements of industry and exports
- DReduction of inequalities in income and wealth and a more even distribution of economic power
Explanation
The Second Five Year Plan (1956-61), based on the Mahalanobis strategy, aimed at rapid industrialisation with emphasis on basic and heavy industries (A), large expansion of employment (B) and reduction of income and wealth inequalities (D). Achieving self-sufficiency in foodgrains and raising agricultural production was the central aim of the First Plan (1951-56), not the Second. The aim that was NOT among the Second Plan's objectives is therefore (C).