During the period of 1947 to 1990, how many five-year plans were completed?
7
India's Five-Year Plans were introduced in 1951 after independence. These plans aimed at economic development and were inspired by the Soviet model.
Between 1951 and 1990, the following seven Five-Year Plans were completed:
First Plan (1951–1956)
Second Plan (1956–1961)
Third Plan (1961–1966)
Fourth Plan (1969–1974) (There was a gap from 1966–1969 due to economic instability)
Fifth Plan (1974–1978)
Sixth Plan (1980–1985) (The Janata government scrapped the original Fifth Plan and introduced a rolling plan, but it was discontinued)
Seventh Plan (1985–1990)
Thus, a total of 7 Five-Year Plans were successfully completed from 1951 to 1990.
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