Correct option is D
The correct answer is (D) An extra-constitutional advisory body created by a government resolution in 1950.
Explanation:
● The Planning Commission was not established by the Constitution or by a law of Parliament.
● It was created on 15 March 1950 through a Government of India Resolution, making it an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body.
● It was chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
● The Planning Commission was not established by the Constitution or by a law of Parliament.
● It was created on 15 March 1950 through a Government of India Resolution, making it an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body.
● It was chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
Information Booster:
● First Chairman: Jawaharlal Nehru.
● Its main function was to prepare Five-Year Plans for India.
● It was dissolved in 2014 and replaced by NITI Aayog (2015).
● The Planning Commission had the power to allocate funds to states.
● First Chairman: Jawaharlal Nehru.
● Its main function was to prepare Five-Year Plans for India.
● It was dissolved in 2014 and replaced by NITI Aayog (2015).
● The Planning Commission had the power to allocate funds to states.
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