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General Knowledge · Q345

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 345

Q345

Planning Commission of India was-

A.
A Constitutional Body
B.
A Free and Autonomous Body
C.
A Statutory Body
D.
A Non-Constitutional Body
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Planning Commission was not set up by constitutional provisions. It was set up on 15 March 1950 by an executive order. It was a non-constitutional body and supreme organ of planning for social and economic development. It has been replaced by NITI Ayog in 2015.