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Planning Commission approves Rs. 3,535 cr annual plan 2012-13 for Arunachal Pradesh
Planning Commission approved the Annual Plan Size 2012-13 for Arunachal Pradesh at Rs. 3,535 crores. The plan has seen a 20.1%, increase over last year’s revised outlay of Rs. 2942.6 crores. The state was highly praised by Planning Commission for its outstanding performance in third party monitoring and agriculture and horticulture sectors. The Commission looked ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Economic history of India • Economy • Five-Year Plans of India
Planning Commission setting target of reducing poverty by 10% by end of 12th plan
By the end of the 12th plan, the Planning Commission is setting a target of bringing down poverty by 10%. The Commission had set a like target during the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12). As per the data, the rate of poverty reduction b/w 2004-05 to 2009-10 was 1.5% every year whereas it was 0.7% ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Academic disciplines • Economic history of India • Economy • Five-Year Plans of India • Poverty • Rangarajan
Plan Expenditures, Non-Plan Expenditures & Gross Budgetary Support
This article differentiates Plan Expenditure, Non-Plan Expenditure and Gross Budgetary Support and explains why the Rangarajan Panel calls for removal of plan, non-plan distinction. We all know about the Five Year Plans. In the annual budgets, the central plan is the government’s annual expenditure sheet, which follows the five year roadmap developed for the Five year Plan. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Budget • Economic history of India • Economy • Five-year plans • Five-year plans of China • Five-Year Plans of India • Government budget
12th Five Year Plan: Growth target 9%
Recently, it was made clear that Planning Commission will aim to achieve an average economic growth of 9% over the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17). The plan will primarily maintain the agenda of inclusive growth of the ongoing 11th plan with social sectors such as health, education, skill development and infrastructure getting primary attention and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Economic growth • Economic history of India • Economy • Five-year plans • Five-Year Plans of India
Rolling Plans
The Janta Government terminated the fifth five year plan in 1977-78 and launched its own sixth five year plan for period 1978-83 and called it a Rolling Plan. Meaning of Rolling Plan The meaning of the Rolling Plan was that now, every year the performance of the plan will be assessed and a new plan ..
Topics: Economic history • Economic history of India • Economy • Five-year plans • Five-Year Plans of India • Plan
Fifth Five Year Plan
The Fifth Five Year Plan India was sketched out for the period spanning 1974 to 1979 with the objectives of increasing the employment level, reducing poverty, and attaining self-reliance. The twin objectives of poverty eradication and attainment of self reliance were inculcated in the fifth plan. A national program for minimum needs including elementary education, safe drinking water, ..
Topics: Economic history of Brazil • Economic history of India • Economy • Five-Year Plans of India • Government of India • Indira Gandhi • Inflation • Members of the Lok Sabha • Planning in India • Price controls • Price of oil • Pricing • The Gold (Control) Act