20-POINT PROGRAMME..................pptx

20-point program

1. 20-POINT PROGRAMME

2. In addition to the Five Year Plans and Programmes , in 1975, the Govt. of India initiated a special activity. This was the 20-Point programme described as an agenda for national action to promote social justice and economic growth.

3. On August 20, 1986, and again in 2006, the existing 20- Point Programme was restructured.

4. Its objectives are spelt out by the Government as eradication of poverty raising productivity reducing inequalities removing social and economic disparities improving the quality of life".

5. The 20 points of twenty point programme 2006 are 1. Poverty eradication 2. Power to people 3. Support to farmers 4. Labor welfare 5. Food security

6. 6. Housing for all 7. Clean drinking water 8. Health for all 9. Education for all 10. Welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities, and OBCS

7. 11. Women welfare 12. Child welfare 13. Youth development 14. Improvement of slums 15. Environment protection and afforestation

8. 16. Social security 17. Rural roads 18. Energization of rural area 19. Development of backward areas 20. IT enabled E-Governance.

9. The restructured 20-Point Programme constitutes the Charter for the country's socio-economic development. It has been described as "the cutting edge of the plan for the poor"