4th five year plan of India

4th five year plan of India from 1969-1974

1. Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969–1974) Represented by:- Kiran Paul

2. Annual plan:- The introduction of  high-yielding varieties of seeds  after 1965 and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution.

3. Country condition:- 1966 & 1968 were famine years which disrupted the planning process in mid 1965. India also faced two wars 1962 with China and 1965 with Pakistan. Huge set back to the economy as defense expenditure increased sharply & there negative impact on industrial & agricultural growth.

4. Objective:- To attain 5.5 percent growth in national income per annum. To bring economic stability To achieve self reliance To achieve social justice & equality To utilize Panchayati Raj institution in local & regional planning. To ensure the achievement of self- reliance, price stability, Income of rural population, supply of essential mass consumption goods etc.

5. Programmes of 4 th five year plan Area development:- Drought prove area programme Agricultural development:- Marginal farmers & agricultural labors (MFAL) Small farmer development agency(SFDA) Crash scheme for rural employment Nutritional progamme :- Supplement nutrition programme (SNP) Training programme :- Women vocational training programme (WVTP) Welfare programme :- Short stay houses for women& girls Rural programme :- Accelerating rural water supply programme Rural electrification corporation

6. During these years (1969–1974) :- 1 st super fast train Rajdhani express was introduced. India’s first atomic power station becomes operational Madras renamed Tamil Nadu. Target Growth: 5.7% Actual Growth: 3.30%

7. Accelerating rural water supply programme (1972-1973) Drinking Water Supply is a State subject. Funds have been provided in the budgets of the States for the drinking water supply right from the commencement of the first Five Year Plan. A national water supply and sanitation programme was introduced in the social welfare sector in the year 1954. Taking into account the magnitude of the problem and  to accelerate the pace of coverage of problem villages, the Central Government introduced the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) in 1972-73 to assist the States and the Union Territories with 100% grants-in-aid to implement the schemes in such villages. This programme continued till 1973-74 . But with the introduction of the Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) during the Fifth Five Year Plan (from 1974-75), it was withdrawn. The programme was, however, reintroduced in 1977-78 when the progress of supply of safe drinking water to the identified problem villages under the Minimum Needs Programme was not found to be satisfactory. ARWSP continues during the 9th Plan.

8. Short Stay Homes for Women and Girls The Government of India launched a programme in 1969 in the Central Sector called the Short Stay Homes for Women & Girls to protect and rehabilitate those women and girls who are facing social and moral danger due to family problems mental strains, social ostracism, exploitation or other causes. Some major activities : - Residential Vocational Training - Medical care - Individual and Group Therapy - Recreational activities Work services Sponsoring residents for formal education

9. Women’s Vocational Training Programme in DGE&T, Ministry of Labor was launched with an objective of social development & economic growth of women through vocational training. A network of Institutes, both under the Central & State Sector, have been set up for extending skill training facilities to women. These institutes organize training courses in skills having high employability.

10. Baiwadi  nutrition program in India  (1970-71) are implemented by voluntary organizations, with grant-in aid from social welfare ministry. It aims to provide supplementary nutrition to rural pre-school children (3-6 years) along with pre-primary education, through Baiwadis – most peripheral center at village/community level. Special Nutrition Programme The special Nutrition Programme (SNP) was launched in the country in 1970-71. It provides supplementary feeding to the extent of about 300 calories and 10 gm. of proteins to pre-school children and about 500 calories and 20 gm. of protein to expectant and nursing mothers for 300 days a year. At present SNP is operated, as a part of the Minimum Needs Programme in the various states.The nutrition component of the ICDS programme is funded by States and Union Territories from the SNP budget. At present about 21.5 million beneficiaries are covered under this programme .

11. The Crash Scheme for Rural Employment (CSRE) which spanned from 1971-72 to 1973-74 was one among them. The scheme aimed at direct generation of employment in all the districts of the country at the rate of 2.5 lakhs man days per annum in each district through the execution of labor intensive projects and creation of durable assets in consonance with local development plans

12.   Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP): The objective of the scheme was to create gainful employment among the people of the drought prone areas.

13. Minimum Needs Programme (MNP): This aimed at making provisions for elementary education, health nutrition, electrification, water supply etc. particularly in backward areas.