The tenure of this plan was from 1992 to 1997. In the eighth five year plan, more emphasis was laid upon human development. So, priority was given to employment opportunities, population control, education, water facility, etc. In this plan, the maximum expenditure was done on energy sector which was 26.6 per cent of the total plan outlay. The growth rate in this plan was envisaged at 5.6 per cent while actual growth rate achieved was 6.5%.
