PROGRAMME PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2(1+1)

Lesson 28 : Five Year Plans

Summary of the major activities in various Five Year Plans

Five Year Plan	Year	Key Features
Ist	1951-56	Agriculture central to the economy.
IInd	1956-61	Industrialization, in addition to agriculture got emphasis. Planning on socialist pattern of economic development.
IIIrd	1961-66	Continued with the socialist pattern of development. Set back due to drought, external conflicts and devaluation of the rupee.
Annual Plans	1966-69	Beginning of “Green Revolution”, step increase in agriculture output with a combined use of new varieties of seed/fertilizers and pesticides.
IVth	1969-74	Environment as an issue was realized and resulted in the setting of the National Committee on Environment Planning and Coordination (NCEPC). In Agriculture increased use of High Yielding varieties.
Vth	1974-79	Problems of inflation due to steep rise in prices of imported oil.
VIth	1980-85	Constitution of department of environment, land degradation issues also received attention with the setting up of National Wastelands Department Board (NWDB).
VIIth	1985-90	Animal Husbandry Programme given focus and the success of ‘Operation flood project’ for meeting country’s milk and milk product needs.
Annual Plans	1990-92	Major restructuring of the economic policy. Process of economic reforms and liberalisation measures initiated. Planning redefined from a highly centralized planning to indicative planning.
VIIIth	1992-97	Role of planning refined to achieve goals of sustainable development. Human development as crucial to sustainable development. A no. of employment generation schemes launched in rural sector. Health related programmes also received greater attention. Launch of the National drinking water mission, setting of the National aforestation board.
IXth	1997-02	Greater integration of human development programme with environment, health and local development programme. Further process of economic reforms in many sectors.
Xth	2002-07	Main emphasis on reducing poverty ratio, mortality rate of children and school drop outs. Increased literacy rate at the same time reducing gender gaps in literacy.
XIth	2007-12	Main objective is to achieve socioeconomic development by increasing the literacy rate. More emphasis is on education. So XI Five Year Plan is also called as ‘Educational Plan’, ‘Keep on Going’ plan.