Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
The Second Five Year Plan heralded in a true sense the Socialist Project of the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
The economic policies of Nehru were heavily influenced by the erstwhile Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) which had followed the path of speedy industrialisation to expand the manufacturing base of its economy. The Second Five year Plan focused mainly on heavy industry as against the First Plan which was essentially an agricultural plan.
This was done to boost domestic production and manufacturing of goods. The third plan aimed to achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrains and to increase agricultural production to meet the requirements of industry and exports.