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Which period in India is known as Plan Holiday?

  1. A
    1961–1966
  2. B
    1965–1966
  3. C
    1966–1969
  4. D
    1969–1974

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Due to the severe economic distress caused by the Sino-Indian War (), the Indo-Pakistani War (), high inflation, and catastrophic droughts that crippled agricultural production, the Indian government failed to implement the Fourth Five-Year Plan on time.
Instead, the period between ** was declared as a "Plan Holiday"**, during which three ad-hoc annual plans were carried out.

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Which period in India is known as Plan Holiday?
A
1961–1966
B
1965–1966
C
1966–1969
D
1969–1974

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