The Planning Commission was established in 1950 by the Government of India to foster economic development and social justice. It formulated five-year plans to promote balanced utilization of resources and monitor development programs and funds. Key objectives of early plans included increasing food production, reducing poverty and achieving self-sufficiency. Plans focused on agriculture, irrigation, industry and social development. The Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog in 2014.

1. PLANNING COMMISSION

2. WHAT IS PLAN?
A plan is a deliberate attempt to spell out how the resources of a country should be
put to use.
It has some general and specific goals
In India, plans are of five year duration and are called five year plan.

3. INTRODUCTION OF PLANNING COMISSION
 Planning commission was an agenda to complete the task in next five year.
 The planning commission was set up in March, 1950 by a resolution of the Government
of India.
 Commission was based on planning through its five- year plans, developed, executed
and monitored by plans the Planning Commission.
 Planning commission head quarter was Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi.
 Montek Singh Ahluwalia was the last Deputy Chairman of the Commission.

4. OBJECTIVES
• After independence, India was in dire conditions and needed to start acting soon.
• some of the problems necessitated need for an immediate plan:
vicious circle of poverty
foreign trade
Need for rapid industrialization
Development of natural resources
Capital deficiency & market imperfections
To increase food production.
• All children in school by 2003
• Increase in Literacy rate to 75% with in the plan-period.

5. Features
1. it is an autonomous body
2. it suggest the priorities for the developmental plans
3. its main aim to asses the resources and need of the Country.
4.it sets an agenda of five year to complete the task.
5. it is governed by the central government of India.

6. FUNCTIONS
 To formulate a plan for the most effective and balanced utilisation of country’s
resources.
 To cross out on work which was assigned in five year plan.
 To monitor the fund which was been allotted for the project.
 To appraise from time to time the progress achieved in the execution of each stage of the
plan.
 To make necessary recommendations from time to time regarding those things which are
deemed necessary for facilitating the execution of these functions.

7. NDC(NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL)
 The National Development Council to finally approve an important decisions
relating to planning.
 It came in existence in August 6 , 1952.
 It is a representative of both the central and the state government, come
together in the NDC to finally approve an important decisions relating to
planning.
 The NDC is composition of the following members:
1. The Prime Minister of India
2. All State chief Minister
3. Members of Planning Commission.

8. DETAIL OF FIVE YEAR PLANS
 The economy of India was based in part on planning through its five year plans which
are developed, executed and monitored by planning commission.
 The twelfth plan was underway , when our prime Minister announce to dissolve this
commission in 2014.
1. First five year plan(1951-1956)
2. Second five year plan(1956-1961)
3. Third five year plan(1961-1966)
4. Fourth five year plan(1969-1974)
5. Fifth five year plan(1974-1979)
6. Sixth five year plan(1980-1985)
7. Seventh five year plan(1985-1990)
8. Eight five year plan(1992-1997)
9. Ninth five year plan(1997-2002)
10. Tenth five year plan(2002-2007)
11. Eleventh five year plan(2007-2012)
12. Twelfth five year plan(2012-2017)

9. FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN(1951-56)
 This plan attempted to stimulate balanced economic development due to imbalance
caused by the World War II and India’s partition.
 The first plan was presented by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
 It gave importance to agriculture, Irrigation and power projects to decrease the
countries reliance on food grain imports.
 The focus was to maximise the output from agriculture, transport and
communication and land rehabilitation.

10. SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN(1956-1961)
 The second five- year plan focused on industry, especially heavy industry.
 Agriculture plan was also formulated to meet the raw material needs of industry, besides
covering the food needs of the increasing population.
 The plan also stressed social goals, such as more equal distribution of income and
extension.

11. THIRD FIVE YEAR PLAN (1961-1966)
 While formulating the Third plan, it was realised that agriculture production was the
destabilising factor in economic growth.
 So, the Third plan stressed on agriculture and improvement in the production of
wheat.
 Many Primary school have been started in rural areas.

12. NOTE:
But the war of Sino-Indian and bad monsoon fail this plan(3RD) achievement
 Due to failure of 3rd plan, the production of various sector become stagnant, so
under these circumstances fourth plan was postponed for sometimes and three
Annual plan was implemented during this period.
 Some of the Economists called this period 1966 to 1969 as “PLAN HOLIDAY”
because no regular planning was done during this period.

13. FOURTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (1969-1974)
 To attain a 5.5 percent growth in national income per annum
 To bring about economic stability
 To achieve self reliance and for this Govt of India nationalized 14 major Indian
banks.
 To achieve social justice and equality
 To utilize Panchayati Raj institutions in local and regional
 planning.
 To recognize the management of public enterprises.

14. FIFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN(1974-79)
 To remove poverty and achieve self reliance in agriculture production.
 To achieve an adequate expansion of employment opportunities particularly in rural
areas.
 To achieve development without stimulating further inflationary pressures by
introducing fiscal and monetary measures.
 The Indian national highway system was introduced and many roads were widened to
accommodate the increasing traffic.
 Tourism also expanded.

15. NOTE OF 5TH PLAN
 5th plan was ended one year earlier to its term i.e. April 1,1974 to March 31st
1978.(Four year) by BJP Govt.
 And introduces new plan since April1, 1978 to 1983 know as “ROLING PLAN”
 due to political instability Roling plan which was formed by BJP Govt was
terminated by the Congress govt in 1980.

16. SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN(1980-85)
 The congress govt on taking office in 1980 formulated a new plan with a strategy to
lay equal focus on infrastructure and agriculture.
 At this time Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India.
 To remove widespread poverty particularly in rural areas to have an appreciable step
up in the rate of growth of the economy.
 To strengthen the impulses of modernization for economic and technological self
reliance to provide basic needs of the people (drinking water, elementary education,
health, etc).

17. SEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN(1985-90)
 To achieve growth, equity, social justice, self reliance and improved efficiency and
productivity
 To accelerate production of food grains
 To increase employment opportunities
 To lessen agricultural constraints on industrial development
 To initiate rapid expansion of scientific and technological capabilities.
 Full supply of food, clothing and shelter.
Note:
April 1990-92 period no plan was started due to some
political changes.

18. EIGHT FIVE YEAR PLAN(1992-97)
 Modernization of Industries was a major highlight of the Eight plan.
 Under this plan, the gradual opening of the Indian economy was undertaken to correct
the deficit and foreign debt.
 The major objectives included:
Controlling population growth
Poverty reduction
Employment generation
Strengthening the infrastructure
Tourism management
Human Resources development

19. NINTH FIVE YEAR PLAN(1997-2002)
 The Ninth Plan was developed in the context of four important dimensions of state policy, viz.
Quality of life, generation of productive employment, regional balance and self-reliance.
 The Ninth Plan focused on accelerated growth, recognizing a special role for agriculture for its
stronger poverty reducing and employment generating effects, which will be carried out over a 15
year period.
 The focus of the Ninth Plan was on: "Growth with Social Justice and Equality of Women
Empowerment.
 To create a liberal market for increase in private investment.

20. TENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (2002-07)
 To strengthen sectors such as software services and IT enabled services which were
emerging and creating confidence about India's potential.
 Cleaning of all major polluted rivers by 2007 and other notified stretches by 2012.
 Population growth decelerated below 2 per cent for the first time
 in four decades.
 Reduction of poverty ratio by 5% points by 2007

21. ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (2007-12)
 “Faster and More Inclusive Growth.”
 Growth rate of approximately 10% by the end of plan period.
 Growth of 4% in agriculture sector, faster employment creation.
 Reducing disparities across regions and ensuring access to basic physical
infrastructure and health and education services to all.
 Reduce educated unemployment to below 5%

22. TWELFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (2012-17)
 Average growth target was set at 8.2 %
 Areas of main thrust are infrastructure, health and education.
 The 12th plan was targeted to achieve 4% agriculture sector growth during the five year
period.
 Note:
In 2014 congress Govt was dissolved and BJP came in power at that time 12th plan
was terminated by the prime Minister of India (Narendra modi)
PLANNING COMISSION was replace by “NITI AAYOG”.

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