In his 1934 book "Planned Economy for India", Sir M. Visvesvaraya proposed a ten-year plan. What was the primary structural shift he advocated for the Indian economy?

Options:

  • A: Doubling the national income by shifting the labor force from low-productivity agriculture to high-productivity industries.
  • B: A complete transition to a socialist economy with state ownership of all agricultural land.
  • C: Restricting foreign trade to protect domestic cottage industries from global competition.
  • D: Decentralizing economic power to village panchayats to achieve rural self-sufficiency.

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