Gulzarilal Nanda: Plan

Gulzarilal Nanda was Prime Minister of India. Explore interesting quotes on plan.
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“The people of the country have taken to planning from the start – accepted it…At the top there were doubts, differences. Now The acceptance of planning is almost unanimous in the country. The importance of industrialization has always been accepted. Gandhiji’s emphasis on cottage industries…Cottage industries, however will not suffice.”

Gulzarilal Nanda

In, p. 30.
Gulzarilal Nanda: A Life in the Service of the People

People , Country

“A plan of large size can be made a reality either by an intensely capitalistic method of development or by a genuinely socialistic approach. The Capitalistic way is ruled out by the fact that the political conditions are wholly incompatible with it, and a pursuit of this method may lead to a political breakdown.”

Gulzarilal Nanda

Source: Gulzarilal Nanda: A Life in the Service of the People, p.32.

Way , Reality

“I had planned to return to Lahore to join the college as an English student of MA. But something happened which changed my course. I chanced to meet a Professor who said I should migrate to Allahabad University where I could do both MA and Law in a period of two years. My father-in-law had some relatives in Agra who helped me to get admission in a college there.”

Gulzarilal Nanda

In, p. 11.
Gulzarilal Nanda: A Life in the Service of the People

Law , Universe , Change , Chance

“The question of giving workers a sense of belonging, an increased share in the affairs of the industry, has been a topical issue the world over. We gave it official recognition when a specific recommendation in this connection was made in the Second Five-Year Plan.”

Gulzarilal Nanda

In, P.24.
Gulzarilal Nanda: A Life in the Service of the People

World , Question , Sense

“Planning is to be based on the democratic approach and method. There should, therefore, be definite place for voluntary effort…a substantial advance should be made towards solving the problems of unemployment. At the same a large increase is the supply of consumer goods should be secured through cottage and small scale industries…The Socialist pattern implies a large and growing public sector in the national economy…And economy based on the socialistic pattern does not preclude the existence of a private sector, particularly in agriculture and small scale industries…In the public and private sectors alike, the relations of workers to management should be such as would give to them a distinctive role and a share in the making of decisions affecting the enterprise…In any case, a series of measures will have to be adopted to eliminate speculative and unearned gains…Special attention will have to be given to the elimination of conspicuous consumption…”

Gulzarilal Nanda

As Panning Minister drafting the Second Fiver Year Plan, in 1955, p. 49.
Gulzarilal Nanda: A Life in the Service of the People

Problem , Decision , Effort