Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by

The Planning Commission formulated Five-Year Plans, but the National Development Council (NDC) provided the final approval. The NDC was established in 1952 with the Prime Minister as its head and was explicitly assigned to give final approval to the plans, making it the ultimate authority for plan endorsement [1]. The Planning Commission’s role, by contrast, was to draft, supervise, review and monitor the Five-Year Plans and recommend measures for achieving plan targets, not to give the final sanction [2]. Historical practice confirms this division of functions: for example, the NDC formally approved the Eleventh Five-Year Plan in 2007, illustrating the Council’s decisive approval role [3].

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 38: Developments under Nehru’s Leadership (1947-64) > Concept of Planning for Economic Development > p. 645
2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > REGIONAL DIMENSIONS OF PLANNING IN INDIA > p. 12
3. [3] https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-08/11th_vol1.pdf