It is the basic critical analysis of 7th, 8th and 9th five year plans of Nepal. The slide contain brief information about those plans and has been presented in IAAS, Paklihawa campus by 12th Batch B.Sc.Ag. 6th Semester students.

1. Presented by
Janjit Adhikari
B.Sc. Agriculture
IAAS, Paklihawa Campus

2. • First plan that stated poverty in the objectives.
i.e. to fulfill the basic need of the people. It is
also known as Basic Need Program (BNP). GOV
announced BNP in 1987.

3. Objectives
• Increase production at a higher rate
• Increase opportunities for productive employment
• Fulfill the minimum basic needs of the people
Financing
The total outlay of this plan was estimated to be
Rs. 50, 410.0 million at the constant rate of 1984/85.

4. Priority
To fulfill these objectives, overall priority was accorded to
development of agricultural sector.
1st Priority – Agriculture, Irrigation and Forestry
2nd Priority – Industry, Mining and Power
3rd Priority – Social Services
4th Priority – Transportation and Communication

5. Poverty Alleviation Programmes
Main Programs Programs
Subsidies and Transfer - Food Subsidies
- Fertilizer subsidies
- Credit subsidies
- Irrigation operation
Food and feeding program - Nepal food corporation
- Food for work
- Nutritious food program
- School feeding program
- Joint nutrition support program
Targeted credit program - Small farmer development program
- Production credit for rural women
- Intensive banking program
Employment program - Food for work
- Youth employment program

6. Target Vs Achievements
Features Targets Achievements
GDP Growth Rate (%) 4.5 % per annum 5.56 %
Per Capita Income (%) 1.9 % 2.9 %
Agricultural Growth
- Food Grains
- Cash Crops
4.0 %
5.2 %
5.6%
6.5 %
Literacy Rate +10 % (29.9 to 39.9) N/A
Statistics or reports regarding the achievements of this plan is
yet to be published. The following analysis is on the basis of
datas available upto 3rd year of the plan.

7. Limitation and Obstacles
Upto 3 years of the plan, satisfactory achievements
were made but during the following years, the
achievement in most of the sectors was expected to
decrease due to expiry of trade transit treaty in
between India and Nepal.
Obstacles
 Panchayat Regime : The budget allocated for the
structural development in the Panchayat, were
mis-handled by the Panchas.
 Political Instability
 Indian Blockade

8.  Political Revolution and Restoration of Multiparty
Democracy in 1990.
 New era began in history of planning.
 Lag of about 2 years in between 7th and 8th Five
year plan.

9.  1st plan after the political change of 1990.
 The legacy of economic depravity by Panchayat
Regime was left behind.

10. Objectives
The principal objectives were
• Sustainable economic growth
• Poverty alleviation( to bring down poverty level 49
percent to 42 percent)
• Rural development and regional balance

11. Priority
 Agricultural Intensification and diversification
 Energy development
 Development of infrastructure
 Employment generation and HRD
 Control of population growth
 Industrial development and tourism promotion
 Export promotion and diversification
 Macro economic stabilization
 Reform in development administration and
 Monitoring and evaluation

12. Financing
 The total outlay of the plan was Rs. 17033.2 million.
 To fulfill the objectives, 70 % of its total development
budget was allocated for rural development
 25.8 % of the budget was allocated for the development
of Agriculture, irrigation and forestry.

13. Problems /Obstacles
A single five year plan cannot find a remedy to all the
problems but it is imperative to take concrete steps in that
direction.
 Political instability
 Drought
 Change in agricultural organizational structure.
 Political interference in government mechanism
 Lack of commitment

14. Target Vs Achievements
Features Targets Achievements
GDP Growth Rate (%) 5.1 % 4.9 %
Industrial growth(%) 10.0 % 6.9 %
Population under Poverty (%) - 7 % (49 to 42) N/A
Agricultural Sector
- Production growth
- Rice Productivity
- Contribution to National GDP
- Irrigation area(additional)
3.7 % per year
2.85 MT/ha
293,895 ha
3.0 % per year
2.46 MT/ha
85.5 %
Afforestation programmes 67,119 ha 26,456 ha

15.  This plan established long-term target and
development indicates for all sectors based on
their potential for alleviating poverty.
 It will be implemented in a way as
recommended by Agriculture Perspective Plan
(APP).

16. Objective
 Poverty alleviation was the sole objective of the Ninth Plan.
The implementation of the Agricultural Perspective Plan was
the major means to alleviate wide-spread poverty in rural
areas. The plan had the target to drop the proportion of
population living under absolute poverty to 32 percent at the
end of the plan period, and had a 20-year objective to reduce
the absolutely poverty to 10 percent.

17. Development Strategies
There were three main strategic development policies within
the framework of liberal and market-oriented economy
adopted in the Ninth Plan. And they were:
 Achievement of sustainable and wider economic growth rate,
 Development of social sectors and rural infrastructures, and
 Targeted group programs for hindered and deprived areas
and communities.

18. Priority
 Agriculture and forestry
 Water resources, power and energy
 Human resources and social development
 Industrialization, tourism and international trade
 Physical infrastructure

19. Target Vs Achievements
Features Target(in %) Achievements(in %)
GDP growth rate 6 3.6
Non-Agriculture growth 7.3 3.9
Agriculture growth 4.0 3.3
- Cereal Crops 5.2 2.5
- Cash crops 6.5 5.3
- Other crops 4.2 3.3
Population under poverty 32.0 38.0
Literacy above 15 years(%) 70.0 49.2

20. Problems
 Weaknesses on implementation side of Agricultural
Perspective Plan (APP)
 Loss of agricultural production during the first and last
year of the plan due to adverse monsoon
 Low level of investment and production in non-
agricultural sector : caused by worsening law and order
situation, due to start of Maoist Rebelion Movement.
 Recession in the export and tourism on the final year of
the plan : due to pervading depression in the international
scenario affected plan.