Five Year Plan (Panchvarshiya Yojana)

First five year plan (1951 to 56) 

Model: Harrod domar model 

Theme: development of agriculture and irrigation

Dam construction under five year plan: Bhakra Nangal Dam Hirakud Dam damodara Valley Dam 

Community development programme started in 1952 

5 new IIT's establishment. 

Sindri fertilizer factory established in Jharkhand 

Target growth rate was 2.1 % and achieved 3.6 % 

Second five year plan (1956 to 61) 

Model: Prashant Chandra mahalanobis 

Theme: establishment of heavy and manufacturing industries 

3 new Steel Plant established in the period of second five year plan First Durgapur Steel Plant with the help of Britain 

Second Rourkela Steel Plant with the help of Germany 

Third Bhilai Steel Plant with the help of Russia 

Integral Coach Factory established at koyambatoor diesel locomotive works established in Chitranjan West Bengal 

Target Growth rate was 4.5 % and achieved 4.2 % 

Third five year plan (1961 to 66) 

Model: Ashok Mehta model 

Theme: self-reliant and production of wheat 

Bokaro Steel Plant established in 1964 with the help of Russia 

This plan failed. Reason of failure of this plan was India China war 1962, India Pakistan war 1965 & drought 1966

 Target growth rate was 5.6 % and achieved only 2.8 %

 Fourth five year plan (1969 to 74) 

Model: Ashok Rudra and Allen matre 

Theme: economic development with stability and self reliant 

Nationalisation of 14 new banks in and 19 July 1969 

Vijayanagar Steel Plant established in Karnataka

Target growth rate was 5.7 % and achieved 3.2 % 

This plan was also failed, Reason of failure was India Pakistan war 1971 & Migration of Bangladeshi people 

Fifth five year plan (1974 to 79) 

(Actual tenure of this plan was 4 year (1974-78) because when Indira Gandhi defeated the election then Janata Party have declined this five year plan model)

Model: TP Dhar 

Theme: removal of poverty 

20 point programme started in 1975 

Antyodaya Yojana started in 1977 

Announcement of Population Policy in 16 April 1976 

Announcement of National Emergency first time in India 

Target growth rate was 4.4 % and achievement was 5% 

Sixth five year plan (1980 to 85) 

Model: RF harrod domar 

Theme: removal of unemployment & energy Research Development

Employment measuring criteria setup

Poverty measuring criteria setup 

New Bank Nabard established by the Recommendation of Shiv Raman commity 

Nationalisation of 6 new bank on 15 April 1980 

Target growth rate was 5.2 % and achieved 5.5 % 

Seventh five year plan (1985 to 90) 

Model: Vakil Brahmananda 

Theme: development of food grains and productivity 

Focus on Agriculture & small and Middle Industries 

Drafted new economic reforms 

During this plan target growth rate was 5% and achieved 6% 

Eighth five year plan (1992 to 97) 

Model: Manmohan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao

Theme; human resources development 

Other objective : 

 Eradication of poverty 

 Create more employment 

 Tourism management 

 Reduction in population 

 Institutional rights to Panchayati system 

 Target growth rate was 5.6 % and achieved 6.6% 

Ninth five year plan (1997 to 2002)

Model: Madhu dandawate 

Theme growth with Social justice and Rural Employment 

Other objective

 Industrialisation

 Full employment 

 Self depend on domestic resources 

 Food security 

 Education for all  

 Drinking water 

 Women empowerment 

 Liberal market for private investment 

 Target growth rate of 6.5 % and achieved 5.4 % 

10th five year plan (2002-2007)

Model: National planning commission 

Theme: generation of employment and opportunity 

Other objective: 

 Started Rural Employment Guarantee scheme 2005 

 To reduce population growth by 16.2 % (during  2001 to 2011) 

 To increase literacy rate from 22 to 80% 

 Increasement of forest density from 25 % to 33% 

 Target growth rate was 8% and achieved 7.6% 

11th Five Year Plan (2007 to 12)

Model: National planning commission 

Theme: Rapid and inclusive growth 

Other objective: 

 Maximum expenditure on social sector 32.6 percent 

 Expenditure on energy 18.6%

 Target Growth rate was 8.1 % and achieved 8% 

12th Five Year Plan (2012 to 17) 

Model: National Planning Commission 

Theme: faster sustainable more inclusive growth 

Other objective:  

 To reduce poverty till 10%  point 

 To create 5 crore new employment 

 To reduce total fertility ratffe still 2.1% 

 To Increase child sex ratio 927 to 950 

 To reduce carbon emissions by 25% 

 To complete eastern and western front corridor 

 Development waste management mechanism 

 To started urban Employment Guarantee scheme 

Total growth rate was 8% and achieved 6.4%.