Consider the following statements : 1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. 2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. 3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panch

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Q: 94 (IAS/2013)
Consider the following statements :
1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.
2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'panchayats': [1, 0, 2, 12], 'planning commission': [5, 0, 9, 5], 'social planning': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'national development council': [2, 0, 4, 5], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'plans': [0, 0, 2, 4], 'concurrent list': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'economic development': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'preparation': [3, 0, 4, 3], 'organ': [3, 0, 1, 0], 'task': [0, 0, 1, 3]}

The correct answer is:

2 and 3 only.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The National Development Council (NDC) is not an organ of the Planning Commission. The NDC is a statutory body established by an executive resolution, and its primary function is to provide a forum for cooperation between the central and state governments on matters of national development.

Statement 2 is correct. Economic and Social Planning is included in the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution. This means that both the central and state governments have the authority to legislate on matters related to economic and social planning.

Statement 3 is also correct. The Constitution of India does prescribe that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. This is mentioned in the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992, which empowers Panchayats to function as institutions of local self-government and participate in the preparation and implementation of plans for economic development and social justice at the grassroots level.