Second Five-Year Plan of India

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The Second Five-Year Plan of India was a national economic program (1956–1961) that emphasized rapid industrialization and the development of heavy industries under a socialist-inspired, state-led growth strategy.

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Second Five-Year Plan of India canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Five-year plan of India ⓘ
national economic plan ⓘ
aimedAt expanding industrial employment ⓘ
raising rate of economic growth ⓘ
reducing dependence on imports of capital goods ⓘ
strengthening public sector enterprises ⓘ
approvedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
associatedWith P. C. Mahalanobis ⓘ
chairpersonOfPlanningBodyAtAdoption Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
coordinatedBy Planning Commission of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currencyUsed Indian rupee ⓘ
documentType Five-Year Plan document ⓘ
economicModel Mahalanobis model ⓘ
economicStrategy state-led growth ⓘ
economicSystem mixed economy ⓘ
endTime 1961 ⓘ
followedBy Third Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
follows First Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
goal increasing national income ⓘ
laying foundations for self-reliant industrial base ⓘ
promoting socialistic pattern of society ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
historicalEra post-independence India ⓘ
implementedBy Government of India ⓘ
implementedUnderLeader Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
linked to: Jawaharlal Nehru
includedPolicy development of infrastructure ⓘ
expansion of public sector undertakings ⓘ
investment in basic and heavy industries ⓘ
promotion of small and cottage industries ⓘ
inspiredBy socialist economic ideas ⓘ
location Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
mainFocus development of heavy industries ⓘ
rapid industrialization ⓘ
partOf Planned economy of India ⓘ
policyOrientation centralized economic planning ⓘ
import substitution industrialization ⓘ
prioritySector heavy industry ⓘ
machine-building industry ⓘ
power generation ⓘ
public sector ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ
transport and communications ⓘ
sectoralEmphasis industry over agriculture ⓘ
startTime 1956 ⓘ
timePeriod Second Five-Year Plan period ⓘ

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Planning Commission of India → notableWork → Second Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
First Five-Year Plan of India → followedBy → Second Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
Third Five-Year Plan of India → precededBy → Second Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
Five-Year Plans of India → notablePlan → Second Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis → notableWork → Second Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ