Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission ?

Uday Singh • 7.23K Points
Tutor III Economic

Q. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission ?

(A) Finance Minister
(B) Minister for Planning & Development
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Minister for Rural & Community Develop-ment

Correct Answer - Option(C)

Explanation by: Uday Singh

With the Prime Minister as the ex-officio Chairman, the Planning Commission of India has a nominated Deputy Chairman, who is given the rank of a full Cabinet Minister. Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia is presently the Deputy Chairman of the Commission.

Cabinet Ministers with certain important portfolios act as part-time members of the Commission, while the full-time members are experts in various fields like Economics, Industry, Science and General Administration.

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