Indian Five-Year Plans

The 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) set a target growth rate of 4% for the agricultural sector to ensure food security and rural development.

The Seventh Five Year Plan was launched in 1985 and ran until 1990, focusing on food, work, and productivity.

The 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) targeted an average GDP growth rate of 9.0 percent per annum.

The main theme and objective of the 11th Five Year Plan was 'Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth'.

The 9th Five Year Plan in India was implemented for the period from 1997 to 2002, focusing on growth with social justice and equity.

The 11th Five Year Plan of India covered the period from 2007 to 2012, beginning in the fiscal year 2007.

This is the correct answer. Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’ that would integrate development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy.

The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' (Remove Poverty) was the theme of the Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-1979), introduced by Indira Gandhi.

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The Third Five-Year Plan was from 1961-1966. The period 1966-1969 was known as the 'Plan Holiday' period, not the Third Plan.

During the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012), the Government of India established 8 new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

India adopted a mixed economy model, where both public and private sectors coexist, to balance growth and social justice under the Five Year Plans.

Historical data regarding the 8th Five Year Plan in India indicates that the target for enrollment in formal schools was set at 10 crore.

The National Policy on Education 1986 stipulated that the policy and its various aspects would be reviewed and renewed every ten years to keep pace with changing needs.