1954, Nehru indicated the direction in which the Congress and its government was going to move at the forthcoming Avadi session of AICC: ‘The picture I have in mind is definitely and absolutely a socialistic picture of society. I am not using the word in a dogmatic sense at all. I mean largely that the means of production should be socially owned and controlled for the benefit of society as a whole. There is plenty of room for private enterprise provided the main aim is kept clear.’
