Planning in the 20th Century and Beyond

1. Introduction Sylvie Guichard and Santosh Mehrotra; Part I. Origins: Ideas and Ideology: 2. A brief history of studying the Planning Commission Sylvie Guichard; 3. The long road to Indian economic planning Niranjan Rajadhyaksha; 4. Ideas and origins of the Planning Commission in India Shruti Rajagopalan; Part II. Changes and Continuity: Development and Adaptation of Planning and the Planning Commission: 5. The Planning Commission and education Ratna Sudarshan; 6. India's agricultural challenges: looking back and looking ahead Ramesh Chand; 7. Economic planning after economic liberalization: between Planning Commission and think tank NITI, 1991-2015 Baldev Raj Nayar; 8. Yojana Bhawan: obiter dictum Dilip M. Nachane; 9. On a revived planning commission Y. K. Alagh; Part III. Planning beyond the Planning Commission?: 10. Make in India Bibek Debroy and Dhiraj Nayyar; 11. Manufacturing: the cornerstone of a planning strategy for the 21st century Santosh Mehrotra; 12. Fiscal planning to sustain growth and poverty reduction Santosh Mehrotra; 13. Plan, but do not over-plan: lessons for NITI Aayog Pronab Sen; 14. Conclusion: why does India need a central planning institution in the 21st century? Santosh Mehrotra.