Which body, chaired by the Prime Minister and including the Chief Ministers, gave final approval to the Five Year Plans?

Explanation

1. 01

   The National Development Council was set up in 1952 to bring the states into planning.

2. 02

   The Planning Commission drafted each plan, and the Council, with the Prime Minister and all Chief Ministers, approved it.

3. 03

   After 2015 its role passed in practice to the Governing Council of NITI Aayog.