Consider the following statements relating to planning in India : 1. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru. 2. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists. 3. Acharya Kripalini prepared the Gandhian Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The National Planning Committee (NPC) was established in 1938 by the Indian National Congress under the presidency of Subhas Chandra Bose, with Jawaharlal Nehru appointed as its chairman [2]. This confirms statement 1. The Bombay Plan, formally titled 'A Brief Memorandum Outlining a Plan of Economic Development for India', was published in 1944 by eight leading Indian industrialists, including J.R.D. Tata and G.D. Birla, advocating for state intervention in the economy [3]. This confirms statement 2. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Gandhian Plan was prepared by Shriman Narayan Agarwal in 1944, not Acharya Kripalani. While Acharya Kripalani was a prominent Gandhian leader, the specific economic document known as the Gandhian Plan is attributed to Agarwal. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Sources

1. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 38: Developments under Nehru’s Leadership (1947-64) > Concept of Planning for Economic Development > p. 645
2. [1] Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 6: Indian Economy [1947 – 2014] > Other Plans/Models: > p. 206
3. [3] Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Politics of Planned Development > Planning Commission > p. 49