The tenure of the sixth five year plan was from 1980 to 1985. The main objective of this plan was to eradicate poverty. The maximum expenditure in this plan was done on energy sector which was 28.1 per cent of the total plan expenditure. The second priority was given to transportation and communication. The average growth rate for this plan was fixed at 5.2 per cent. The actual growth rate was 5.54%.
