Question

Bring out Jawharlal Nehru’s contribution to the idea of economic development.

Answer 1

Jawahar Lal Nehru was one of the Chief builders of modem India. He was a great patriot, thinker, and statesman. His ideas of economic development are:

1. Democracy: He was a firm believer in democracy. He believed in free speech, civil liberty, adult franchise and the rule of law, and parliamentary democracy.
2. Secularism: Secularism is another signal contribution of Nehru to India. There are so many religions in India but there is no domination by the religious majority.
3. Planning: Nehru was responsible for the introduction of planning in our country. The plan was essentially an integrated approach for development. Planning for Nehru was essentially linked up with industrialization and eventual self-reliance for the country’s economic growth on a self-accelerating growth.
4. Advancement of Science: Nehru made a great contribution to the advancement of science, research, technology, and industrial development. In his period, many IITs and research institutions were established. He always insisted on a scientific temper.
5. Democratic socialism: Nehru put the country on the road towards a socialistic pattern of society. Nehru’s socialism is democratic socialism.