PLANNING IN INDIA

PLANNING COMMISSION
• The Planning Commission was established on 15 March 1950
by a resolution of the Union Cabinet headed by J.L.
• It is an extra-constitutional.
• It consists of the Prime Minister as the ex-officio chairman,
and a vice-chairman appointed by the Prime Minister.
• Its purpose was to guide the economic and social
development of the country.

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 First (1951-56) Pt. Nehru 2.1 3.6
Second (1956-61) Pt. Nehru 4.5 4.27
Third (1961-66) Pt. Nehru 5.6 2.4
Forth (1969-74) Indira Gandhi 5.7 3.5
Fifth (1974-78) Indira Gandhi 4.4 4.84
Sixth (1980-85) Indira Gandhi 5.2 5.5
Seventh (1985-90) Rajiv Gadhi 5.0 6.02
Eighth (1992-97) P.V. Narsimhan Rao 5.6 6.8
Ninth (1997-2002) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 6.5 5.6
Tenth (2002-07) Atal Ji + Manmohan Singh 8.0 7.6
Eleventh (2007-12) Manmohan Singh 9.0 8.0
Twelfth (2012-17) Manmohan Singh 8.0 -
 First Plan – 1951 to 1956
• Major Focus – Agriculture and Self Sufficiency
• Based on - Harrod Domar Model
• Drafted by – K.N. Raj (Kakkadan Nandanath Rajan)
• PM – J.L. Nehru
• President – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Aim – 2.1%
• Achieved – 3.6%
 First Plan – 1951 to 1956
Irrigation Project:
• Bhakra Dam (Sutlej – Himachal Pradesh)
• Hirakund Dam (Mahanadi - Odisha)
• Damodar Valley Dam (West Bengal)
 Second Plan – 1956 to 1961
• Major Focus – Industrial Development
• Based on - Mahalanobis Model
• Drafted by – P.C. Mahalanobis
• PM – J.L. Nehru
• President – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Aim – 4.5%
• Achieved – 4.27%
 Second Plan – 1956 to 1961
• Bhilai Steel Plant – Bhilai, Chattisgarh
• Rourkela Steel Plant – Rourkela, Odisha
• Durgapur Steel Plant – Durgapur, WB

Khadi and Village Industries

Commission established in 1957

Mixed Economy
िमि त अथ यव था
 Third Plan – 1961 to 1966
• Major Focus – Agriculture and Industries
• Known as - Gadgil Yojana
• PM – J.L. Nehru and L.B.Shastri
• President – Dr. Rajendra Prasad and S. Radhakrishnan
• Aim – 5.6%
• Achieved – 2.8%
 Plan Holidays – 1966 to 1969
• Major Focus – Agriculture and Industry
• PM – Indira Gandhi
• President:
• S. Radhakrishnan (1962 - 67)
• Z. Hussain (1967 - 69)
• V.V. Giri (1969 - 74)
Q. Green revolution was introduced in
which Five Year Plan of India?
ह रत ांित भारत क कस पंचवष य
योजना म शु क गई थी?

a)सातवीं
b)पांचवां
c)दस
ू रा
d)तीसरा
Green Revolution
 Forth Plan – 1969 to 1974
• Major Focus:
• Self Reliance in Agriculture and Industries
• Economic Stability
• Increase in National Income
• 14 banks were nationalized
• First Nuclear Test – 18th May 1974
• PM – Indira Gandhi
• President – V.V. Giri
• Aim – 5.6%
• Achieved – 3.3%
 Fifth Plan – 1974 to 1978
• Major Focus:
• Garibi Hatao(Poverty Alleviation)
• Employment Generation
• Control Inflation
• Known as - Investment Model
• PM – Indira Gandhi
• President – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
• Based on – D.P. Dhar Model
• Aim – 4.4%
• Achieved – 4.8%
When was the Rolling Plan started in India?
भारत म रोिलंग योजना कब शु क गई थी?
a)1978
b)1974
c)1980
d)1985
 Sixth Plan – 1980 to 1985
• Major Focus:
• Poverty Alleviation
• Industrial Development
• Technology Self Reliance
• PM – Indira Gandhi
• President – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
& Giani Zail Singh
• Aim – 5.2%
• Achieved – 5.5%
 Sixth Plan – 1980 to 1985
• 6 Banks Nationalized
• NABARD establishment – 12 July 1982
• NABARD was established on the
recommendations of B. Sivaramman
Committee.
• Death of Indira Gandhi – 31st October 1984

Vijaya Bank Limited New Bank of India Limited

Punjab and Sind Bank Corporation Bank Limited
Oriental Bank of Commerce Andhra Bank Limited
 Seventh Plan – 1985 to 1990
• Major Focus:
• Improve Production of food grains
• Generate Employment
• Social Justice
• PM – Rajiv Gandhi
• President – Giani Zail Singh & R. Venkataraman
• Model – Community Wage Model
• Aim – 5.0%
• Achieved – 6.1%
 Annual Plans (1990 - 1992)

Annual Plans (1990-92) The Eight Five Year Plan was not introduced in
1990 and the following years 1990-91 and 1991-92 were treated as
Annual Plans. This was largely because of the economic instability.
India faced a crisis of foreign exchange reserves during this time.
वा षक योजनाएँ (1990-92) आठवीं पंचवष य योजना 1990 म शु नह ं
क गई थी और अगले वष 1990-91 और 1991-92 को वा षक योजनाएँ
माना गया। इसका मु य कारण आिथक अ थरता थी। इस दौरान भारत
को वदे शी मु ा भंडार के संकट का सामना करना पड़ा।
 Eighth Plan – 1992 to 1997
• Objective
• Modernization of Industries
• Population Control
• Poverty Reduction and Employment Generation
• Model – John W Miller
• New Economic Policy (LPG Reforms)
• Target – 5.6%
• Achieved – 6.8%
1st Jan 1995 – WTO (India)
15 August 1995 – Mid Day Meal
 Ninth Plan – 1997 to 2002
• Objective
• Growth with Justice & Equity
• Improve Education, Employment, Poverty
Reduction & Self Reliance
• PM – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• Target – 6.5%
• Achieved – 5.6%
• 1998 – Pokharan 2 (Nuclear Test)
• 1999 – Kargil War
 Tenth Plan – 2002 to 2007
• Objective
• Eradicate Poverty
• Unemployment
• PM – Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh
• Target – 8.1%
• Achieved – 7.6%
Eleventh Plan – 2007 to 2012
• Objective
• Rapid & More Inclusive Growth
• Environmental Sustainability
• Reduce Gender Equality and Poverty
• Drinking Water For All By 2009
• PM – Manmohan Singh
• President – Pratibha Singh Patil
• Drafted by – C.Rangarajan
• Target – 9%
• Achieved – 8%
 Twelfth Plan – 2012 to 2017
• Objective
• "Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth“
• Infrastructure Development
• Electricity Supply In All Villages
• Drinking Water For All By 2009
• PM – Manmohan Singh
• President – Pranab Mukherjee
• Drafted by – C.Rangarajan
• Target – 8%
 First (1951-56) Pt. Nehru 2.1 3.6
Second (1956-61) Pt. Nehru 4.5 4.27
Third (1961-66) Pt. Nehru 5.6 2.4
Forth (1969-74) Indira Gandhi 5.7 3.5
Fifth (1974-78) Indira Gandhi 4.4 4.84
Sixth (1980-85) Indira Gandhi 5.2 5.5
Seventh (1985-90) Rajiv Gadhi 5.0 6.02
Eighth (1992-97) P.V. Narsimhan Rao 5.6 6.8
Ninth (1997-2002) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 6.5 5.6
Tenth (2002-07) Atal Ji + Manmohan Singh 8.0 7.6
Eleventh (2007-12) Manmohan Singh 9.0 8.0
Twelfth (2012-17) Manmohan Singh 8.0 -
Q. Modernization of Industries was a major
highlight of which Five Year Plan?
उ ोग का आधुिनक करण कस पंचवष य योजना का
मुख आकषण था?
a)Second Five Year Plan
b)Fourth Five Year Plan
c) Sixth Five Year Plan
d)Eighth Five Year Plan
Q. Consider the following pairs.

I. First Five Year Plan: GDP Growth of 3.6%

II. Second Five Year Plan: Steel Plant at Rourkela
III. Fifth Five Year Plan: Garibi Hatao Plan

Which among the above is/are correct?

Q. What is the average rate of growth of the Indian
economy during the 11th Plan Period?
11वीं योजना अविध के दौरान भारतीय अथ यव था
क औसत वकास दर या है ?

a) 7%
b) 7.5%
c) 8%
d) 8.5%
Q. The concept of five-year plans in the
Constitution of India is borrowed from _______.
भारत के सं वधान म पंचवष य योजनाओं क
अवधारणा _______ से ली गई है ।
a) Russia
b) England
c) The United States
d) Germany
Q. The concept of five-year plans in the
Constitution of India is borrowed from _______.
भारत के सं वधान म पंचवष य योजनाओं क
अवधारणा _______ से ली गई है ।
a) Russia
b) England
c) The United States
d) Germany
• Planning Commission set up in 1950.
• Planning commission was established based on the recommendation of
an advisory planning board under the chairmanship of KC Neogy.
• Headquarters: Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi.
• The concept of planning was based on the Russian model introduced by
Joseph Stalin.
• Gulzarilal Nanda was the first deputy Chairman of the Planning
Commission.
• Narendra Modi government dissolved the Planning Commission in 2014.
• The planning commission was replaced by the newly formed NITI Aayog
in 2015.
• The Blue Revolution was first launched in India as the 'Nili
Kranti Mission' during the 7th Five Year Plan (1985-1990).
• Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA) was sponsored by
the central government.
• Fishing harbours were later established over time in
Vishakhapatnam, Kochi, Tuticorin, Porbandar, and Port Blair.
• The scheme was controlled by the National Fisheries
Development Board (NFDB).
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