Planning and Development in India

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Towards manpower planning. 3. Regional planning. 4. Basic needs approach. 5. Objectives of planning and development. 6. State level manpower planning. 7. Elements of social planning. 8. Employment planning and economic planning linkage. 9. Pattern of planning in India: problems and perspectives. 10. Role of foreign aid. 11. Economic planning and notion of freedom. 12. The planning commission. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

"Of late,\'Development Planning\' has become a popular catchword for politicians, policy makers, administrators as well as academicians in the very modern context.

This book gives a vivid account of planning and development in India. Definitely this will serve the purpose of students, researchers, teachers, social activists, policy planners and administrators." (jacket)