The document summarizes revisions made to India's Twenty Point Programme over the years since 1975. It was originally launched to address poverty alleviation, employment, housing, education, health and other issues impacting rural development. It has been restructured in 2006 and implemented from 2007 onward to align with national priorities like the National Common Minimum Programme and Millennium Development Goals. The current Twenty Point Programme - 2006 consists of 20 points and 66 monitorable items addressing issues like poverty eradication, farmer support, housing, education, healthcare, social welfare, environment protection and rural development.

1. 20 POINT
PROGRAMME
AUG 26,1986 (INDIA)
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR

2. • The Twenty Point Programme (TPP)
was launched by the Government
of India in 1975. The Programme
was first revised in 1982 and again
in 1986.

3. • Over the years, the need for
restructuring the Programme has
been felt in the light of
achievements and experiences,
• as well as the introduction of
several new policies and
programmes by the Government
of India.

4. • The restructured Programme, called
Twenty Point Programme – 2006
(TPP-2006), was approved by the
Cabinet on 5thOctober, 2006 and
operated w.e.f 1.4.2007

5. The Twenty Point Programme - has been
restructured in conformity with the
priorities of the Government as
contained in the National Common
Minimum Programme (NCMP), the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
of the United Nations and the SAARC
Social Charter.

6. • This Programme actually is meant to
give a thrust to schemes relating to
poverty alleviation, employment
generation in rural areas, housing,
• education, family welfare & health,
protection of environment and many
other schemes having a bearing on the
quality of life, especially in the rural
areas.

7. • The twenty programme has a
creative opportunity for both the
political and economic
development.
• Economic development and politics
are very much intertwined and it is
always the latter determines the
choice of development model.
Hence.

8. • The success of twenty point
programme depends on the
political awareness of the party
and the people to establish a
truly democratic, socialistic and
sovereign republic.

9. • Twenty Point Programme (TPP) –
2006 originally consisted of 20
Points and 66 items being
monitored individually by Central
Nodal Ministries concerned

10. • The programmes and schemes under
the TPP-2006 are in harmony with the
priorities contained in the National
Common Minimum Programme
(NCMP).

11. OBJECTIVES
• It renews the nation’s commitment
to eradicating poverty, raising
productivity, reducing income
inequalities and removing social and
economic disparities.

12. • The programme aims at spreading
the benefit of the development
evenly, with a view to promote
socio-economic justice by
measuring that the basic
requirements in regard to food,
clothing and shelter medical care
and education are reasonably met.

13. • Promote socially desirable
programme like family planning
forestry, development of
alternative energy resources.
• Curb antisocial tendencies.

14. • The Twenty Point Programme –
2006 consists of 20 points and 66
monitorable items.

15. Ministry of Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) is
the nodal Ministry for the
following three points :

16. GARIBI HATAO (POVERTY
ERADICATION)-URBAN AREAS
•
• To deal with urban poverty
“Swaranjayanti Sehhari Rojgar
Yojana” has been identified.

17. SUBKE LIYE AWAS (HOUSING FOR
ALL) - EWS/LIG Houses in Urban Areas
• To deal with the problem of houses
for economically weaker sections
and low income groups in urban
areas, the items “EWS/LIG Houses in
Urban areas” has been included

18. BASTI SUDHAR (IMPROVEMENT
OF SLUMS)
• BASTI SUDHAR (IMPROVEMENT OF
SLUMS) -Number of Urban poor
families assisted under seven point
charter viz. land tenure, housing at
affordable cost, water, sanitation,
health, education, and social
security.

19. LIST OF 20 POINTS
• 1.Attack on rural poverty.
• 2.Strategy for rained
agriculture.
• 3.Beter use of irrigation water.
• 4.Bigger harvest.

20. • 5.Enforcement of land reforms.
• 6.Special programmes for rural
labour.
• 7.Clean drinking water.
• 8.Health For All.
• 9.Two child norm.
• 10.Expansion of education

21. 11.Justice for SC/ST.
12.Equality for women
13.New opportunities for
women.
14.Housing for the people.
15.Improvement of slums.
16.New strategy for forestry.

22. 17. Protection of the
environment.
18. Concern for the consumer.
19. Energy for the villagers.
20. A responsive
administration.

23. POINTS RELATED TO HEALTH
Points,1,7,8,9,10,14,15 & 17
are directly or indirectly
related to health.

24. LIST OF 20 POINTS-2006
• Poverty Eradication
• Power to People
• Support to Farmers
• Labour Welfare
• Food Security

25. • Housing for All
• Clean Drinking Water
• Health for All
• Education for All
• Welfare of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, Minorities
and OBCs

26. • Women Welfare
• Child Welfare
• Youth Development
• Improvement of Slums
• Environment Protection and
Afforestation

27. • Social Security
• Rural Roads
• Energisation of Rural Area
• Development of backward
Areas
• IT Enabled e-Governance

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