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The National Development Council (NDC), or Rashtriya Vikas Parishad, was established on August 6, 1952, through an executive resolution passed by the Cabinet Secretariat under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, following recommendations from the First Five-Year Plan draft. Functioning as an extra-constitutional, non-statutory apex advisory body, the NDC was created to strengthen and mobilize national efforts and resources in support of five-year economic plans, promote common economic policies, and ensure balanced regional development across all Indian states. The Council is presided over by the Prime Minister of India and comprises all Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, Chief Ministers and Administrators of Union Territories, and members of the erstwhile Planning Commission (succeeded by NITI Aayog). The Secretary to the Planning Commission served as Secretary to the NDC. Although the Planning Commission formulated the Five-Year Plans, formal submission and final approval rested with the NDC before parliamentary tabling. The Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1988) recommended conferring statutory status on the NDC under Article 263 of the Constitution and renaming it the National Economic and Development Council (NEDC). The 57th and final meeting of the NDC took place on December 27, 2012, under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to endorse the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–2017).
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The National Development Council was instituted on August 6, 1952, via an executive resolution of the Government of India.
The NDC was designed as an extra-constitutional, non-statutory body to coordinate federal planning between the Centre and the States.
The Prime Minister of India serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the National Development Council.
The membership of the NDC includes the Prime Minister, all Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, Administrators of Union Territories, and members of the planning agency.
The Secretary to the Planning Commission (and subsequently NITI Aayog) functioned as the ex-officio Secretary of the Council.
In October 1967, following recommendations of the First Administrative Reforms Commission, the composition of the NDC was reconstituted to formally include all Union Cabinet Ministers.
The primary mandate of the NDC was to prescribe guidelines for the formulation of the National Plan and to review the working of the National Plan periodically.
Approval by the National Development Council was mandatory before any Five-Year Plan was placed before the Parliament of India.
The first meeting of the National Development Council was convened on November 8–9, 1952, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
The Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1988) recommended that the NDC should be reconstituted and granted constitutional status under Article 263.
The Sarkaria Commission suggested renaming the restructured body as the National Economic and Development Council (NEDC).
The NDC evaluated federal tax revenue allocations and formula-based Central Assistance to State Plans under the Gadgil-Mukherjee formula.
The 57th meeting of the NDC was held on December 27, 2012, to approve the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–2017) with an average annual growth target of 8.0 percent.
With the establishment of NITI Aayog on January 1, 2015, the operational functions of the NDC were effectively superseded by the NITI Aayog Governing Council.
Unlike the Inter-State Council formed under Article 263, the NDC was established purely by an executive resolution and never received formal constitutional or statutory codification.
easyNITI Aayog, Planning History & Inter-State Council
The National Development Council (NDC), which was set up in August 1952 to approve India's Five Year Plans, was chaired by whom?
Verified Explanation
The National Development Council (NDC), established on 6 August 1952, was presided over by the Prime Minister of India and comprised Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, and Members of the Planning Commission.
2ID: GK-INST-00261
easyNITI Aayog, Planning History & Inter-State Council
In which year was the National Development Council (NDC) established by an executive resolution of the Government of India to serve as the apex body approving Five-Year Plans?
Verified Explanation
The National Development Council (Rashtriya Vikas Parishad) was established on 6 August 1952 by an executive resolution of the Cabinet to strengthen and mobilize national resources and approve Five-Year Plans.
3ID: GK-INST-00402
hardNITI Aayog, Planning History & Inter-State Council
Which apex planning body was established on 6 August 1952 by an executive resolution to approve National Five-Year Plans and review national development policies?
Verified Explanation
The National Development Council (NDC) was established on 6 August 1952, chaired by the Prime Minister and comprising all Union Cabinet Ministers, State Chief Ministers, and Planning Commission members, to approve Five-Year Plans.
4ID: GK-INST-00523
hardNITI Aayog, Planning History & Inter-State Council
On which date was the National Development Council (NDC) established by an executive order of the Cabinet Secretariat to serve as the supreme body approving Five Year Plans?
Verified Explanation
The National Development Council (Rashtriya Vikas Parishad) was constituted on August 6, 1952 on the recommendation of the First Five Year Plan draft, comprising the Prime Minister, Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, and Planning Commission members.
5ID: GK-INST-00576
mediumNITI Aayog, Planning History & Inter-State Council
What was the apex constitutional or executive mandate of the National Development Council (NDC) established on August 6, 1952?
Verified Explanation
The National Development Council (Rashtriya Vikas Parishad), chaired by the Prime Minister and comprising all Chief Ministers and Planning Commission members, was created to approve National Five-Year Plans and evaluate economic policies.
6ID: GK-CURR-00863
easyNational Events & Policy Initiatives
In February 2024, the Union Cabinet approved the 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana' (PM-MKSSY) as a Central Sector Sub-scheme under which parent national development initiative?
Verified Explanation
The Union Cabinet approved the 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana' (PM-MKSSY) as a central sector sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). With an outlay of ₹6,000 crore over four years, PM-MKSSY focuses on formalizing the unorganized fisheries sector, facilitating institutional credit, and creating a National Fisheries Digital Platform.
7ID: GK-ECON-00656
easyEconomic Planning, Growth & GDP
In which year was the National Development Council (NDC) established to serve as the apex body for approving Five-Year Plans in India?
Verified Explanation
The National Development Council was set up by an executive resolution of the Union Government in August 1952. Chaired by the Prime Minister, its members included Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, and Members of the Planning Commission. The NDC functioned as an extra-constitutional body to ensure cooperative federalism in planning.
8ID: GK-ECON-00756
hardEconomic Planning, Growth & GDP
The 'Gadgil-Mukherjee Formula', approved by the National Development Council in 1991, was formulated for which purpose?
Verified Explanation
The Gadgil-Mukherjee Formula was adopted in 1991 by the National Development Council (NDC) to allocate Central Plan Assistance among general category Indian states. It assigned weighted parameters: 60% for population, 25% for per capita income / tax effort, 7.5% for fiscal performance, and 7.5% for special state problems. This formula guided Planning Commission fund transfers until the abolition of the commission in 2014.
9ID: GK-POL-00130
mediumConstitutional Bodies
The "National Development Council" (NDC), established in August 1952 to coordinate planning between States and Centre, was presided over by whom?
Verified Explanation
The NDC was chaired by the Prime Minister and comprised Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, and Planning Commission members.
10ID: GK-POL-00831
easyLocal Self-Government & Panchayati Raj
Which committee, appointed by the National Development Council in 1957, first recommended the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in India?
Verified Explanation
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (appointed in January 1957) submitted its report in November 1957 recommending the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system: Gram Panchayat at village level, Panchayat Samiti at block level, and Zilla Parishad at district level. Rajasthan was the first state to adopt it in Nagaur on October 2, 1959.