Politics of Planned Development | Class 12 Political Science Notes
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Politics of Planned Development – this guide gives you a concise, exam-ready overview of Politics of Planned Development from Class 12 Political Science, written by ConceptScroll editors and reviewed against the latest NCERT textbook.
What is Left and what is Right?
This section explains the political spectrum terms 'Left' and 'Right' in the context of development ideologies. In most countries, political parties and groups are described as Left or Right based on their stance on social change and the state's role in economic redistribution. The Left generally supports state control over the economy, favoring government regulation and intervention to ensure social justice and reduce inequality. The Right advocates for free competition and market economy, believing that minimal government interference promotes progress and economic efficiency. In the 1960s India, the Congress party occupied a centrist position, balancing socialist ideals with pragmatic economic policies. Understanding these ideological positions helps explain the debates over the extent of state involvement in India's planned development and the conflicts between different political groups over economic policies.
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🔗 Connection: Prepares for the next section on the diverse ideas of development and their influence on India's approach.
Frequently asked questions
1. Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect? (a) It was a blueprint for India’s economic future. (b) It supported state-ownership of industry. (c) It was made by some leading industrialists. (d) It supported strongly the idea of planning.
The incorrect statement is (b) It supported state-ownership of industry. The Bombay Plan was drafted by leading industrialists who supported a mixed economy but did not strongly advocate state ownership of industry. They favored a significant role for the private sector alongside the state.
2. Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India’s development policy? (a) Planning (b) Liberalisation (c) Cooperative Farming (d) Self sufficiency
The correct answer is (b) Liberalisation. The early phase of India's development policy focused on planning, cooperative farming, and self-sufficiency. Liberalisation was introduced much later, in the 1990s.
3. The idea of planning in India was drawn from (a) the Bombay plan (b) experiences of the Soviet bloc countries (c) Gandhian vision of society (d) Demand by peasant organisations i. b and d only ii. d and c only iii. a and b only iv. all the above
The correct answer is (iii) a and b only. The idea of planning in India was primarily influenced by the Bombay Plan and the experiences of the Soviet bloc countries. Gandhian vision and peasant demands were influential but not direct sources of the planning model.
4. Match the following. (a) Charan Singh (b) P C Mahalanobis (c) Bihar Famine (d) Verghese Kurien i. Industrialisation ii. Zoning iii. Farmers iv. Milk Cooperatives
The correct matching is: (a) Charan Singh - iii. Farmers (b) P C Mahalanobis - i. Industrialisation (c) Bihar Famine - ii. Zoning (d) Verghese Kurien - iv. Milk Cooperatives
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