This is the notes on various Objectives of the Five Year Plans. This article will be useful for all those IAS aspiring candidates who want to brush up their concepts dealt in this topic. I have tried to include all the important points and have made efforts to summarize them as much as I could. However, you are highly recommended to refer to the any other important details since they are very important for forming your basic concepts and lot of questions are asked in the CSAT Prelims from this topic. Have a Happy Learning!

The first Five (5) Year Plan started for the period of 1951-56 and till now India has been continuing the policy to formulate the Five (5) Year Plan. The recent Five (5) Year Plan is the Twelfth (12th) Five (5) Year Plan for the period 2013-2017. Five Year Plans is the centralized national economic program which are developed, executed and monitored by the Planning Commission of India.

Given below is a brief outlay of the objectives of the Five (5) Year Plans:

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