What did the government declare for the three years from 1966 to 1969 after the failure of the Third Plan, drawing three annual plans instead?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Plan holidays
- Step 1: Due to the failure of the Third Plan, the government was forced to declare 'plan holidays' from 1966 to 1967, 1967-68 and 1968-69. Answer: Plan holidays. Three annual plans were drawn during this intervening period. Why not the others: A rolling plan, A structural adjustment period and An economic emergency don't fit.
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