Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 1

The correct answer is Jawahar lal Nehru.

• Jawaharlal Nehru was the first chairman of the Planning Commission.
• The Prime minister is the chairman of the Planning Commission.

• Planning Commission of India was established in the year 15th March 1950.
• 1st national planning committee was set up in 1938 by Subhash Chandra Bose and chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru.
• NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Replaces Planning Commission in 2015 after 65 years by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.