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In the context of India's Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in


1. Fourth Plan
2. Sixth Plan 
3. Eighth Plan 
4. Tenth Plan

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Sixth Plan 

The correct answer is Sixth Plan.

  • Sixth Five Year Plan
    • Under this plan, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with a lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure began.
    • From the sixth five-year plan onwards, there was massive investment in the Social Services.
    • These social services included Education, Health and Family Planning, Housing & Urban Development, and other services.
    • From the 6th Plan onwards, the role & scope of the Planning Commission also increased.
    • The plan objectives were poverty alleviation and higher economic growth.
    • Special attention was paid to the removal of poverty through rural development schemes such as Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), National Rural Employment Programme (NREP), and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP), etc.
    • The poverty was 47% at the beginning of the plan and a target of 30% was fixed to achieve.
    • The actual target achieved at that time was 37%.
    • The Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) was launched by the Government of India during the financial year of 1978 and implemented during 1980.
    • National Rural Employment Programmes (NREP) was launched in 1980 with a view to significantly increase employment opportunities in rural areas.
    • Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme was launched on 15th August 1983 to generate additional employment in rural areas, particularly for the rural landless workers.

  • Fourth Plan
    • The Fourth plan when it was introduced after a gap of three years, was an ambitious plan with an aim of 5.5% growth as the previous plans had a growth target/achievement of a maximum of 3.5%.
    • The Indo-Pakistan war, the liberation of Bangladesh and the problem of Bangladesh refugees, successive failures of monsoon, Asian Oil Crisis of 1973 marred the objectives of this plan.
    • The international economic turmoil due to Oil crisis upset the calculations for Fourth Plan.
    • So only 3.4% growth could be achieved.
  • Eighth Plan
    • The eighth five-year plan can be called a “Rao and Manmohan Plan”
    • This was the reform period and the following took place during the reform period.
    • In 1991, Rupee was once again evaluated.
    • Due to the currency devaluation, the Indian Rupee fell from 17.50 per dollar in 1991 to 45 per dollar in 1992.
    • The Value of the Rupee was evaluated by 23%.
  • Tenth Plan
    • The tenth plan was launched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government on December 21, 2002.
    • This plan was prepared in the background of high expectations arising from the better growth rate achieved after the liberalization.
    • The economy accelerated in the Tenth Plan period (2002–03 to 2006–07) to record an average growth of 7.7%, the highest in any Plan period so far.
    • National Income increased by 7.6% and Per capita income by 6% per annum.
    • Industrial production increased at the rate of 8.6% per year.
    • In the last year of the plan, double-digit growth was achieved.

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