Postal Examination: Economic Planning in India - General Knowledge for PA Exam

Planning Commission of India :

It is an institution of Government of India which formulates India's Five Year plans.
Head Quarters : Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Chariman : Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister)
Deputy Chairman : Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Member Secretary : Rajeev Ratna Shah

Important Points to Remember :

To improve national income and raise the standard of living in the country.
To attain rapid industrialization with an emphasis on basic and heavy industries.
To create and expand employment opportunities.
To ensure distributional justice through reduciton in inequalities in income and wealth.
To increase employment opportunities.

1st Five Year Plan (1951-56) - Priority of Agriculture
2nd Five Year Plan (1956-61) - Priority of Industries Sector
3rd Five Year Plan (1961-66) - Self Reliance
4th Five Year Plan (1969-74) - Removal of Poverty, Growth with Justice
5th Five Year Plan (1974-79) - Removal of Poverty and Self reliance
6th Five Year Plan (1980-85) - The emphasis same as 5th Plan
7th Five Year Plan (1985-90) - Food Production, Employment, Productivity
8th Five Year Plan (1992-97) - Employment Generation, Control of Population
9th Five Year Plan (1997-02) - Growth Rate of 7 percent
10th Five year Plan (2002-07) - Self employment and resources and development
11th Five Year Plan (2007-12) - Comprehensive and faster growth
12th Five Year plan (2012-17) - Improvement of Health, Education and Sanitation

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