Write down short term objectives of Indian plans.
Or

Summarise the plan objectives from First five year plan to Eleventh five year plan.

Solution

Plan	Focus of the plan or the principal objectives
1. First Five Year Plan	1. Increase in agricultural production. 2. Equitable distribution of production, income and wealth.
2. Second Five Year Plan	1. Increase in industrial production. 2. Development of heavy industry.
3. Third Five Year Plan	1. Self-sufficiency in food production. 2. Generation of employment opportunities. 3. Reducing in equality.
4. Fourth Five Year Plan	1. Accelerating the process of growth. 2. Price stability.
5. 5th Five Year Plan	1. Raising the living standards with a focus on weaker section.
6. 6th Five Year Plan	1. Removal of poverty. 2. Reduction of inequality. 3. Development of infrastructure.
7. 7th Five Year Plan	1. Generation of employment opportunities. 2. Increase in agricultural productivity.
8. 8th Five Year Plan	1. Fuller utilisation of manpower by the turn of century. 2. Universalisation of elementary education. 3. Strengthening of infrastructure.
9. 9th Five Year Plan	1. Agricultural and rural development. 2. Growth with price stability. 3. Checking the growth of population.
10. 10th Five Year Plan	1. Agricultural and rural development. 2. Growth with price stability. 3. Checking the growth of population.
11. 11th Five Year Plan	1. Improving the quality of life through better health and educational facilities and improve levels of consumption. 2. Reduction in inequality.

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