Question

Who is the chairman of Planning Commission of India ?

• A. Prime Minister of India
• B. President of India
• C. Governor, RBI
• D. Finance Minister of India

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Prime Minister of India

• The Planning Commission of India, established in 1950, was a central government institution responsible for formulating India's Five-Year Plans and guiding the country's economic development. By convention and constitutional practice, the Prime Minister of India served as the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. This arrangement placed the head of government at the top of the body that set national economic priorities and coordinated plan implementation across ministries and states.

• Note: The Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) in January 2015. Unlike the Planning Commission, NITI Aayog is chaired by the Prime Minister as well, but it functions as a policy think-tank rather than a centralised planning body.