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| Name of the Collection | K. Santhanam collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II. Subject Files, 1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Economic Policies and Planning, 1959-1976 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 29 |
| Abstract | The file contains papers related to the Five-Year Plans and the Planning Commission of India. They include clippings from The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Mail, Bharat-Jyoti, Eastern Economist, Swarajya Weekly, and Tribune, unpublished and draft articles on the relationship between the Planning Commission and Union government, military expenditure and agricultural policy, planning and Union-State financial relations, the history of planning in India, K. Santhanam�s criticisms of the Five-Year Plans such as in his article, �Chaos In Planning Edifice� (1964), the inability of planning to increase national integration, and his suggestions to improve economic stability. The file also contains a letter from M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar to K. Santhanam on planning (8-6-1964). |
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| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Five Year Plans; Planning Commission; Union Government; State government; military expenditure; agricultural policy; Union state relations; economic stability; financial relations; M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar; Hindu; Hindustan Times; The Mail; Bharat-Jyoti; Eastern Economist; Swarajya |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1961 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1974 |
| Extent | 90 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Printed, Typed and Photocopy |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Ravi Santhanam |
| Donation Date | 2025 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
