Since the
Prime Minister of India
The prime minister of India (IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the ...
happened to be the
ex-officio chairperson of
Planning Commission of
India, the position of the deputy chairperson had great significance.
List of Deputy Chairpersons of the Planning Commission
See also
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NITI Aayog
The NITI Aayog (; abbreviation for National Institution for Transforming India) serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India, and the nodal agency tasked with catalyzing economic development, and fostering cooperative ...
References
History of the planning commission
Economy of India lists
Economic planning in India
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