The _____________ five year plan of India could not take off in 1990 due to the fast changing political situation at the Centre.

Correct option is A

· The Eighth five year plan of India could not take off in 1990 due to the fast-changing political situation at the Centre.
· The Eighth Five Year Plan of India, scheduled to cover the period from 1990 to 1995, could not take off due to the fast-changing political situation at the Centre in 1990.
· This was primarily due to the political instability and changes in government that occurred during that time, which disrupted the planning and implementation process of the plan.
· The plan undertook drastic policy measures to combat the bad economic situation and to undertake an annual average growth of 5.6% through introduction of fiscal & economic reforms including liberalisation under the Prime Minister ship of Shri P V Narasimha Rao.