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Role of Planning Commission was to identify the industries which should be initiated by the state.

After India became independent, Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru led the country. He was the architect of India's foreign policy. His contribution to the social and economic development of India is significant.

The Dandakaranya rehabilitation plan was conceived in early 1956 to resettle the East Pakistani refugees as West Bengal was groaning under the huge burden of rehabilitation. The particular focus was on Bengali refugees from East Pakistan moving to lands and resources in Orissa and Chhattisgarh. To implement this project, the Government of India established the Dandakaranya Development Authority.

The Allahabad High Court gave the verdict in 1975 that Indira Gandhi; the then Prime Minister had misused the government machinery during her election campaign.

Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Pandit Jawaharlal nehru and became the second Prime Minister of India. During his tenure, India and Pakistan went to war over Kashmir issue in 1965.

The period of national emergency lasted from 1975 to 1977 and after that general elections were conducted. During this turbulent period, the fundamental rights of Indian citizens were suspended. Due to the emergency, the Indian administration became disciplined, but the human rights were restricted.

In 1975, the people of Sikkim voted for joining the Indian republic and Sikkim became a full-fledged state in the Indian federation on 26th April, 1975.

Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Pandit Jawaharlal nehru and became the nixt Prime Minister of India.  he gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' with which he highlighted the importance of Indian soldiers and Indian farmers.

Rajiv Gandhi took the lead in solving the issues of the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka. He promoted the idea of a united Sri Lanka with internal autonomy to the Tamil community, but his efforts in this regard proved to be in vain.

On the backdrop of the emergency, many opposition parties came together and formed a party called the Janata Party. The Congress party led by Indira Gandhi was roundly defeated by this newly formed 'Janata Party'.