56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014
Mahalanobis Plan Model adopted in India in the mid-fifties aimed at : ## Page 8 CLICK HERE - JOIN @APNAPDFS
aBuilding a strong defence industry base
bSetting up heavy industries which were capital intensive✓ Correct
cCurbing inflation in the economy
dRemoving unemployment within a short period
Explanation
The Second Five-Year Plan (1956–61) was based on the P. C. Mahalanobis model. The model included the following sectors—capital goods sector, factory-produced consumer goods sector, small-scale production sector, and household industries sector. In this plan, rapid industrialisation was considered the main goal, with special emphasis on basic and heavy industries.
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