Planning in India

 Learning outcome-
 be able to analyze importance of planning
 Planning in India

 The ultimate objective of the Indian planning is to

achieve broad based improvement in the living
standard of society at large.
 Rapid growth is essential for expanding incomes and
employment.
 It provides the required resources to finance programs of
social uplift
 Objectives
 (a) Economic Growth,
 (b) Attaining Economic Equality and Social Justice,
 (c) Achieving Full Employment,
 (d) Attaining Economic Self-Reliance,
 (e) Modernization of Various Sectors, and
 (f) Redressing Imbalances in the Economy.
History of Planning in India
 Planning Commission (March 1950)
 Jawahar Lal Nehru
 Last five year plan under the 12th Five Year Plan end with the
fiscal year 2016-17.
Planning Commission
 Prime Minister (Chairman)
 Four Full time Members (Deputy Chairman)
 Minister of Planning, Finance & Defence
 Chief Ministers of the States
 All cabinet ministers
Objectives of Planning in India
 Economic Growth
 Rate of growth of economy
 Attaining Economic Equality & Social Justice
 Achieving full employment
 Attaining economic self reliance
 Modernization of various sectors
 Redressing imbalances in the economy
Five-Year Plans-Achievements & Failures
 First Five year Plan (1951-1956)
 rehabilitating refugees, agricultural development, and self-
sufficiency in food along with controlling inflation.
 Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)
 Rapid Industrialization (Basic & Heavy Industries)
 Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)
 Agriculture & Industry and exports
 Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)
 Role to public sector
 Green Revolution
Contd...
 Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-79)  Phases of planning in
 Removal of poverty India
 Mid 1950s to mid 1960s
 Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85) (Industrialization)
 Modernisation & technology  Late 1960s to 1970s
 Seventh Five Year Plan (1985- (Agriculture)
90)  1980s to 1991
(liberalization)
 Development, equity & social
Justice
 Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-
97)
 Employment, population &
infrastructure
 LPG
Contd...
 Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
 Accelerating economic growth, agriculture & rural
development
 Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07)
Attain 8% GDP growth per year. Reduction of poverty rate by 5% by 2007.
Providing gainful and high-quality employment
 Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12)
 Income, Education, Health, Women & children, Infrastructure
& Environment.
 Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17)
 Inclusiveness (MGNREGA)
Quiz1
 Planning Commission was founded in year 1947
 True
 False
Quiz2
 Who is the first Chairman of Planning Commission?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru
What is NITI Aayog

 Important evolutionary change in Government of India policy

think- tank
 Replaced one-way flow of policies from centre-to-state
 Policies with Centre-State partnership
 Niti Ayog
 National Institution for transforming India
 Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar
 15-Year Vision Plan
 Seven years’ strategy
 Three years of detailed macro framework action plan
States
 One size fits all approach doesn’t work
 Every state has its own requirement
 Number of states increase

Technology
Moving from Public to Private enterprise
Videos
 The Big Picture - Niti Aayog's vision for New India will
it transform the economy?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHr2WFtL_4
 The Big Picture - Niti Aayog's 3-year action plan -
How can India replicate Chinese miracle?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1My-pKOVfJw&t=478s
How NITI Aayog is different from planning commission

NITI Aayog Planning commission

Planning Bottom up approach Top down approach

Financial Advisory (powers finance ministry) Enjoyed financial powers

powers

States role More significant role– Part of governing Limited

council

Type of plan More of qualitative Quantitative plan

Initiatives of NITI Aayog

 Smart Cities Mission

 Digital India
 Make in India
 Land Acquisition Reforms
 Swach Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission)
 Skill India Mission
Quiz 3
 The first three year Detailed Action Plan of NITI Aayog is
from
A. 2017-2020
B. 2015-2018
C. 2016-2019
D. 2018-2021
Quiz 4
 One of the distinguishing feature of NITI Aayog is
inviting expert’s opinion
 True
 False