who is the father of economic planning in india

The father of economic planning in India is Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. He is revered as the pioneer of centralized and scientific economic planning for India's development even before independence. Visvesvaraya conceptualized the idea of systematic, state-led economic planning and advocated for a scientific approach focusing on agriculture, irrigation, industry, transport, and communication. His 1934 book "Planned Economy of India" laid the foundation for India's economic planning after independence. He was an engineer, statesman, and scholar who also served as the Diwan of Mysore and was honored with the Bharat Ratna in 1955. His visionary ideas inspired the establishment of the Planning Commission in independent India under Jawaharlal Nehru's leadership.