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The rationale given in the first plan for state intervention in the industrial sector was that


A) private sector was inefficient

B) State alone can ensure decentralization of wealth

C) Private sector was neither willing nor capable of investing in certain sectors

D) The commanding heights of the economy should be in the public sector

Correct Answer:
C) Private sector was neither willing nor capable of investing in certain sectors


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