IAS Economy Practice Question . 29
Who among the following was the head of the Committee on “Distribution of Income and Levels of Living” set up in 1960?
[A]Mathukumalli V. Subbarao
[B]S. N. Roy
[C]P. C. Mahalanobis
[D]K C Dasgupta
Answer: P. C. Mahalanobis
The committee on “Distribution of Income and Levels of Living” was set up in 1960 to find an answer to the question that who was benefited by the first and second five year plans, as there was no substantial increase in the per capita income of the people. The head of Mahlanobis and so it is also known as Mahlanobis committee.
