FIVE YEAR PLANS(4-6)

Fourth Plan (1969-74)

• Emphasis on growth with distributive justice.
• Substantial increases in the outlay for family planning (Rs. 278 crores from Rs. 25 crores
in third plan).
• Poor achievement of targets – national income grew by 3.3% per annum; per capital
income by 1.2% per annum; agricultural production by 2.8%; industrial production by
3.9%.

Fifth Plan (1974-79)

• Twin objectives of poverty eradication and attainment of self-reliance.
• A National Programme for Minimum Needs including elementary education, safe
drinking water health care, shelter for landless, and slum up graduation.
• A growth rate of 5.2% (against a target of 4.4%) achieved.
• Agricultural production increased by 4.2% - the highest so far
• Moderate inflation of 2.1% per annum during he Emergency years (1975-1977)
• The Janata Government terminated the Plan in 1978.

Sixth Plan (1980-85)

• Janata Government had adopted a Sixth Plan (1978-83), which was conceived as rolling
plan. Mrs. Gandhi’s Government in 1980 abandoned this and a new sixth plan was
drafted.
• Poverty alleviation given the top priority.
• Schemes for transferring skills (TRYSEM) and assets (IRDP) and providing slack season
employment (NREP).
• Actual growth of national income was higher at 5.3% (against a target of 5.2%)
• Increase of 16% per annum in real investment in fixed asset by private sector.
• Poverty declined from 48.3% in 1977-78 to 37.4% in 1983-84