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Plan Notes

ItwasbasedonHarrodDomarModel.

CommunityDevelopmentProgramlaunchedin1952
FirstPlan
Focusonagriculture,pricestability,powerandtransport
(195156)
Itwasasuccessfulplanprimarilybecauseofgoodharvestsinthelast
twoyearsoftheplan

AlsocalledMahalanobisPlannamedafterthewellknowneconomist

Focusrapidindustrialization
SecondPlan
(195661) Advocatedhugeimportsthroughforeignloans.
TargetGrowth:4.5%
Shiftedbasicemphasisfromagriculturetoindustryfartoosoon.
ActualGrowth:4.27%
Duringthisplan,pricesincreasedby30%,againstadeclineof13%
duringtheFirstPlan

Atitsconception,itwasfeltthatIndianeconomyhasenteredatake
offstage.Therefore,itsaimwastomakeIndiaa'selfreliant'and'self
generating'economy.
ThirdPlan
(196166) Basedontheexperienceoffirsttwoplans,agriculturewasgiventop
|TargetGrowth:5.6% prioritytosupporttheexportsandindustry.
ActualGrowth:2.84%
Completefailureinreachingthetargetsduetounforeseenevents
Chineseaggression(1962),IndoPakwar(1965),severedrought
196566

Prevailingcrisisinagricultureandseriousfoodshortagenecessitated
theemphasisonagricultureduringtheAnnualPlans

Duringtheseplansawholenewagriculturalstrategywasimplemented.
ThreeAnnualPlans
Itinvolvingwidespreaddistributionofhighyieldingvarietiesofseeds,
(196669)Planholiday
extensiveuseoffertilizers,exploitationofirrigationpotentialandsoil
for3years.
conservation.
DuringtheAnnualPlans,theeconomyabsorbedtheshocksgenerated
duringtheThirdPlan
Itpavedthepathfortheplannedgrowthahead.

Mainemphasiswasongrowthrateofagriculturetoenableother
sectorstomoveforward
FourthPlan
(196974) Firsttwoyearsoftheplansawrecordproduction.Thelastthreeyears
TargetGrowth:5.7% didnotmeasureupduetopoormonsoon.
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ActualGrowth:3.30%
InfluxofBangladeshirefugeesbeforeandafter1971IndoPakwarwas
animportantissue

ThefifthplanwaspreparedandlaunchedbyD.D.Dhar.

Itproposedtoachievetwomainobjectives:'removalofpoverty'(Garibi
Hatao)and'attainmentofselfreliance'
FifthPlan
(197479) Promotionofhighrateofgrowth,betterdistributionofincomeand
TargetGrowth:4.4% significantgrowthinthedomesticrateofsavingswereseenaskey
ActualGrowth:3.8 instruments

Theplanwasterminatedin1978(insteadof1979)whenJantaParty
Govt.rosetopower.

Therewere2SixthPlans.JantaGovt.putforwardaplanfor1978
RollingPlan
1983.However,thegovernmentlastedforonly2years.Congress
(197880)
Govt.returnedtopowerin1980andlaunchedadifferentplan.
SixthPlan
FocusIncreaseinnationalincome,modernizationoftechnology,
(198085)
ensuringcontinuousdecreaseinpovertyandunemployment,
TargetGrowth:5.2%
populationcontrolthroughfamilyplanning,etc.
ActualGrowth:5.66%

Focusrapidgrowthinfoodgrainsproduction,increasedemployment
SeventhPlan opportunitiesandproductivitywithintheframeworkofbasictenantsof
(198590) planning.
TargetGrowth:5.0%
ActualGrowth:6.01% Theplanwasverysuccessful,theeconomyrecorded6%growthrate
againstthetargeted5%.

Theeighthplanwaspostponedbytwoyearsbecauseofpolitical
uncertaintyattheCentre
WorseningBalanceofPaymentpositionandinflationduring199091
werethekeyissuesduringthelaunchoftheplan.
Theplanundertookdrasticpolicymeasurestocombatthebad
EighthPlan
economicsituationandtoundertakeanannualaveragegrowthof
(199297)
5.6%
Someofthemaineconomicoutcomesduringeighthplanperiodwere
rapideconomicgrowth,highgrowthofagricultureandalliedsector,and
manufacturingsector,growthinexportsandimports,improvementin
tradeandcurrentaccountdeficit.
NinthPlan
Itwasdevelopedinthecontextoffourimportantdimensions:Quality
(19972002)
oflife,generationofproductiveemployment,regionalbalanceandself
TargetGrowth:6.5%
reliance.
ActualGrowth:5.35%
Goals:
Toachieve8%GDPgrowthrate
Reductionofpovertyratioby5percentagepointsby2007.
Providinggainfulhighqualityemploymenttotheadditiontothelabour
forceoverthetenthplanperiod.
Universalaccesstoprimaryeducationby2007.
Reductioningendergapsinliteracyandwageratesbyatleast50%by

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2007.
TenthPlan Reductionindecadalrateofpopulationgrowthbetween2001and
(20022007) 2011to16.2%.
Increaseinliteracyrateto72%withintheplanperiodandto80%by
2012.
ReductionofInfantMortalityRate(IMR)to45per1000livebirthsby
2007andto28by2012.
Increaseinforestandtreecoverto25%by2007and33%by2012.
Allvillagestohavesustainedaccesstopotabledrinkingwaterby2012.
Cleaningofallmajorpollutedriversby2007andothernotified
stretchesby2012.

Goals:

AccelerateGDPgrowthfrom8%to10%.IncreaseagriculturalGDP
growthrateto4%peryear.
Create70millionnewworkopportunitiesandreduceeducated
unemploymenttobelow5%.
Raiserealwagerateofunskilledworkersby20percent.
Reducedropoutratesofchildrenfromelementaryschoolfrom52.2%
in200304to20%by201112.Increaseliteracyrateforpersonsof
age7yearsoraboveto85%.
Lowergendergapinliteracyto10percentagepoint.Increasethe
percentageofeachcohortgoingtohighereducationfromthepresent
10%to15%.
Reduceinfantmortalityrateto28andmaternalmortalityratioto1per
1000livebirths

EleventhPlan ReduceTotalFertilityRateto2.1
(20072012) Providecleandrinkingwaterforallby2009.
Reducemalnutritionamongchildrenbetween03yearstohalfits
presentlevel.Reduceanaemiaamongwomenandgirlsby50%.
Raisethesexratioforagegroup06to935by201112andto950by
201617
Ensurethatatleast33percentofthedirectandindirectbeneficiaries
ofallgovernmentschemesarewomenandgirlchildren
Ensureallweatherroadconnectiontoallhabitationwithpopulation
1000andabove(500inhillyandtribalareas)by2009,andensure
coverageofallsignificanthabitationby2015
ConnecteveryvillagebytelephonebyNovember2007andprovide
broadbandconnectivitytoallvillagesby2012
Increaseforestandtreecoverby5percentagepoints.
AttainWHOstandardsofairqualityinallmajorcitiesby201112.
Treatallurbanwastewaterby201112tocleanriverwaters.
Increaseenergyefficiencyby20percentagepointsby201617.

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