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Politics of Planned Development
Assess the outcomes of the early phase of planned development in India.
Outcomes of early phase of Planned Development in India.
(i) The foundation of India’s future economic growth were laid down.
(ii) Some of the largest projects like Bhakhra were undertaken.
(iii) Infrastructure for transport and communication were developed.
(iv) Land reforms did not take place effectively in most parts of the country.
(v) Political power remained in the hands of land owning classes.
(vi) Big industrialist continued to benefit.
(vii) These who benefited from unequal development soon became
politically powerful.
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“In the early years of Independence, two contradictory tendencies were already well advanced inside the Congress party. On the one hand, the national party executive endorsed socialist principles of state ownership, regulat ion and control over key sectors of the economy in order to improve productivity and at the same time curb economic concentration. On the other hand, the national Congress government pursued liberal economic policies and incentives to private investment that was justified in terms of the sole criterion of achieving maximum increase in production. ” — Francine Frankel
(a) What is the contradiction that the author is talking about ? What would be the political implications of a contradiction like this ?
(b) If the author is correct, why is it that the Congress was pursuing this policy ? Was it related to the nature of the opposition parties ?
(c) Was there also a contradiction between the central leadership of the Congress party and its State level leaders ?
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