Match the following.


(a) Charan Singh



i. Industrialisation



(b) P C Mahalanobis



ii. Zoning



(c) Bihar Famine



iii. Farmers



(d) Verghese Kurien



iv. Milk Cooperatives



(a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)


(a) Charan Singh- He forcefully articulated the case for keeping agriculture at the centre of planning for India.


(b) P C Mahalanobis - The Second FYP(Five Year Plan) stressed on heavy industries. It was drafted by a team of economists and planners under the leadership of P. C. Mahalanobis


(c) Bihar Famine- When Bihar was hit by Famine the government had “zoning” policies that prohibited trade of food across states; this reduced the availability of food in Bihar dramatically.


(d) Verghese Kurien- nicknamed the ‘milkman of India’, played a crucial role in the story of


Gujarat Cooperative Milk and Marketing Federation Ltd that launched Amul.


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