Five Year Plans — Set 7

Correct Answer: A. Tenth Plan

• **Tenth Plan** = Bharat Nirman was launched in 2005 during the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) to create rural infrastructure. • **Six infrastructure components** — It focused on irrigation, roads, housing, water supply, rural electrification, and telephony in rural areas. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Eleventh Plan: Bharat Nirman was launched in 2005 during the Tenth Plan, before the Eleventh Plan started in 2007; Twelfth Plan: the Twelfth Plan ran from 2012-17, years after Bharat Nirman was launched; Ninth Plan: the Ninth Plan ran from 1997-2002, before Bharat Nirman was conceptualised.

Correct Answer: B. Eighth Plan

• **Eighth Plan** = The Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97) began right after the historic economic liberalisation of 1991. • **End of the Licence Raj** — It marked the end of the 'Licence Raj' and shifted the government's role from controller to facilitator of economic activity. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Tenth Plan: the Tenth Plan continued reforms but economic liberalisation formally started during the Eighth Plan; Ninth Plan: the Ninth Plan deepened post-liberalisation reforms; Seventh Plan: it ran from 1985-90, predating the 1991 liberalisation.

Correct Answer: C. Ninth Plan

• **Ninth Plan** = The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was launched in April 1999 during the Ninth Five Year Plan by restructuring six existing self-employment programmes. • **SHG-based model** — It aimed to organise the rural poor into Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and provide them credit and training for income-generating activities. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Eighth Plan: SGSY was launched in 1999 during the Ninth Plan, not the Eighth; Eleventh Plan: SGSY was restructured as NRLM in the Eleventh Plan but was originally launched in the Ninth; Tenth Plan: SGSY was launched in the Ninth Plan and continued into the Tenth.

Correct Answer: B. Sixth Plan

• **Sixth Plan** = The Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85) adopted the goal of 'Health for All by 2000 AD' following the global Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978. • **Primary health care through CHCs** — It prioritised primary health care through Community Health Centres and Sub-Centres across rural India. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Seventh Plan: it focused on 'Food, Work and Productivity'; Fifth Plan: it focused on the Minimum Needs Programme and poverty removal; Eighth Plan: it focused on LPG reforms and human resource development.

Correct Answer: C. Tenth Plan

• **Tenth Plan** = The National Food for Work Programme was launched in November 2004 during the Tenth Five Year Plan in 150 of the most backward districts. • **Merged into MGNREGA in 2006** — It was absorbed into the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in February 2006. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Twelfth Plan: this programme was launched in 2004 during the Tenth Plan; Ninth Plan: the Ninth Plan ran from 1997-2002, before this programme was launched; Eleventh Plan: by 2007 when the Eleventh Plan started, MGNREGA had already replaced this programme.

Correct Answer: A. Eleventh Plan

• **Eleventh Plan** = The Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12) used the title 'Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth' to reflect its dual objective. • **10% poverty ratio reduction target** — It aimed to reduce the poverty ratio by 10 percentage points and achieve near-universal elementary school enrolment. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Ninth Plan: the Ninth Plan was titled 'Growth with Social Justice and Equality'; Tenth Plan: the Tenth Plan focused on doubling per capita income; Twelfth Plan: it was titled 'Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth'.

Correct Answer: B. Ninth Plan

• **Ninth Plan** = The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in June 1997 during the Ninth Five Year Plan to focus food subsidies on the poor. • **BPL and APL categories** — It divided the population into 'Below Poverty Line' (BPL) and 'Above Poverty Line' (APL) categories with different food subsidy rates. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Eighth Plan: TPDS was introduced in June 1997 during the Ninth Plan, not the Eighth; Eleventh Plan: TPDS was already long operational by the Eleventh Plan; Tenth Plan: TPDS was introduced in the Ninth Plan, not the Tenth.

Correct Answer: A. Eleventh Plan

• **Eleventh Plan** = The Eleventh Five Year Plan launched the National Skill Development Mission in 2008 to address the skill gap in India's workforce. • **500 million skilled by 2022** — The mission aimed to skill 500 million people by 2022 to meet the demands of India's rapidly growing economy. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Tenth Plan: the mission was launched in 2008 during the Eleventh Plan, not the Tenth; Twelfth Plan: the Twelfth Plan continued skill development but the mission was launched in the Eleventh; Ninth Plan: the Ninth Plan ran from 1997-2002, before this mission was conceptualised.

Correct Answer: B. Seventh Plan

• **Seventh Plan** = The Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90) gave the highest priority to the energy sector, allocating nearly 30% of its total plan outlay to energy. • **30% outlay for energy** — It aimed to achieve self-sufficiency in petroleum and increase power generation through thermal, hydro, and nuclear sources. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Eighth Plan: the Eighth Plan focused on LPG reforms and human development, not primarily energy; Tenth Plan: the Tenth Plan focused on infrastructure and doubling per capita income; Sixth Plan: the Sixth Plan focused on poverty alleviation through IRDP and employment programmes.

Correct Answer: C. Tenth Plan

• **Tenth Plan** = The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was launched in 2005 during the Tenth Five Year Plan under the National Rural Health Mission. • **Cash incentive for institutional delivery** — It provides cash incentives to low-income pregnant women to encourage them to deliver in government health facilities. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Ninth Plan: JSY was launched in 2005 during the Tenth Plan, not the Ninth; Twelfth Plan: JSY was operational from 2005, well before the Twelfth Plan started in 2012; Eleventh Plan: JSY was already running during the Eleventh Plan but was launched in the Tenth.