Who was the first Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
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BChintaman Deshmukh
CR.K. Patil
DGulzarilal Nanda
Answer:
D. Gulzarilal Nanda
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Planning Commission of India: First Deputy Chairman
- The first Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India was Gulzarilal Nanda.
- He assumed office in 1950.
- The Planning Commission was established in March 1950 by an executive resolution of the Government of India.
- It was an advisory body responsible for formulating five-year plans for the economic and social development of India.
- Gulzarilal Nanda served as the first Deputy Chairman until 1951.
- He also served as the interim Prime Minister of India on two occasions: in 1964 after Jawaharlal Nehru's death and in 1966 after Lal Bahadur Shastri's death.
- The Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) in 2015.