Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

Q. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

A

Vice President of India

B

The Prime Minister of India

C

The Finance Minister of India

D

The Law Minister of India

Solution:

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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