Question

In India, plan-holiday was declared between

• A. Second and Third Five-Year Plan
• B. Third and Fourth Five-Year Plan
• C. Sixth and Seventh Five-Year Plan
• D. Ninth and Tenth Five-Year Plan

Hint:

India’s Plan Holiday lasted from \(1966\) to \(1969\), during which Annual Plans replaced the regular Five-Year Plans.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall the meaning of Plan Holiday.
A Plan Holiday refers to a temporary suspension of the regular Five-Year Plans in India. During this period, instead of Five-Year Plans, Annual Plans were implemented.

Step 2: Identify the period of Plan Holiday.
India experienced the Plan Holiday during the years
\[ 1966-1969 \]
This period came after the completion of the Third Five-Year Plan \((1961-1966)\) and before the beginning of the Fourth Five-Year Plan \((1969-1974)\).

Step 3: Understand the reasons for Plan Holiday.
The Plan Holiday occurred because of severe economic difficulties such as:
India-China war (1962) India-Pakistan war (1965) Drought and food shortages Balance of payments crisis
Hence, the government shifted temporarily to Annual Plans instead of a long-term Five-Year Plan.

Step 4: Analyze the options.

(A) Incorrect, because there was no plan holiday between the Second and Third Plans.

(B) Correct, because the Plan Holiday occurred between the Third and Fourth Five-Year Plans.

(C) Incorrect, because regular Five-Year Plans continued during that period.

(D) Incorrect, because there was no Plan Holiday between the Ninth and Tenth Plans.

Step 5: Final conclusion.
Therefore, the Plan Holiday in India was declared between the
\[ \boxed{\text{Third and Fourth Five-Year Plan}} \]
Hence, the correct option is (B).