7th five year plan

7th five year plan

1. 7 TH FIVE YEAR PLAN PRESENTED BY: MEGHA ROY 203511

2. INTRODUCTION Led by the Congress Party with Rajiv Gandhi as the Prime Minister when Dr. Manmohan Singh was Deputy chairman of planning commission. Stress was more on improving the productivity level of industries by upgrading of technology. This plan was under the approval of the National Development Council in India. The Plan aimed at accelerating food grain production, increasing employment opportunities & raising productivity with focus on ‘food, work & productivity’. The plan was very successful as the economy recorded 6% growth rate against the targeted 5% with the decade of 80’s struggling out of the’ Hindu Rate of Growth’.

3. OBJECTIVES Decentralization of planning and full public participation in development. Removal of poverty and reduction in income disparities. The maximum possible generation of productive employment. Self-sufficiency in food at higher level of consumption. Higher level of social consumption, particularly in education and health and other basic amenities. A higher degree of self-reliance through export promotion and import substitution. Improved capacity utilization and productivity. Efficiency, modernization and competition in industry. Integration of science and technology into the main stream of development planning.

4. FOCUS AREAS The Seventh Plan had strived towards socialism and energy production at large. The thrust areas of the Seventh Five-Year Plan were: Social Justice, Removal Of Oppression Of The Weak, Using Modern Technology, Agricultural Development, Anti-poverty Programmes , Full Supply Of Food, Clothing And Shelter, Increasing Productivity Of Small- And Large-scale Farmers, And Making India An Independent Economy.

5. MAJOR PLANNING OUTCOMES Agriculture Employment Reduce Poverty Productivity Infrastructure Human Resource

6. AGRICULTURE Increase in production and promoting agriculture. Expansion system of food security Rise in per capita consumption Regionally balanced agriculture Enhance incomes of farmers Emphasis on more even and balanced distribution of agricultural growth, will also help to reduce regional disparities. EMPLOYMENT Faster employment opportunities than labour force. Employment programmes : National rural employment programme Rural landless employment guarantee programme Funding to improve private sectors

7. POVERTY REDUCTION Removal of poverty was always the main concern. Eradicating the problems of backward class and more vulnerable class. Perception of needs and priorities. PRODUCTION Utilizing and upgrading the present assets (agricultural and industrial) Measures to increase cropping potential: Coordinated approach irrigation Drainage Land use management Implementing new developments: Micro-electronics Informatics Telematics Biotechnologies Material sciences Oceanography Space technology

8. INFRASTRUCTURE To avoid shortage of power, transport and coal. Significant boost in energy supply in private sectors. Improvise on energy in rural areas. Minimum needs programme - biogas, smokeless chullahs . HUMAN RESOURCE Facilitate development in human potential: Self respect Self reliance Dignity Human development programmes were based on: Education Primary health care Clean and adequate drinking provision. Sanitation Measures to ecological balance and preservation of environment.

9. ACHIEVEMENTS AND FAILURES During the plan period there was 3.23 per cent increase in productiv­ity. In order to increase employment opportunities and to reduce poverty, along with other ongoing programmes , some special programmes such as “JAWAHAR ROZGAR YOJNA” were also introduced. In this case, the importance of small industries and food processing industries was also given due recog­nition. The average annual growth rate in the GDP during this plan period remained at 5.6 per cent which was 0.6 per cent more than the target. The final year of the seventh plan (1989-90) saw the growth of national income by 4% which was largely a contribution of secondary (manufactur­ing) and service sector. The annual average growth of the seventh plan has been put at 5.3%, almost equally the growth rate of the sixth plan. The food grains produced (172 million tonnes ) during the 7 th five year plan was a little short of the target set (180 million tonnes ).

10. EXPECTED OUTCOMES Some of the expected outcomes of the  Seventh Five Year Plan India  are given below: Balance of Payments (estimates): Export -  Rs. 33 thousand crore, Imports - (-) Rs. 54 thousand crore, Trade Balance - (-) Rs.  21 thousand crore Merchandise exports (estimates):  Rs. 60,653 crore Merchandise imports (estimates) :  Rs. 95,437 crore Projections for Balance of Payments: Export -  Rs. 60.7 thousand crore, Imports - (-) Rs. 95.4 thousand crore, Trade Balance- (-)  Rs. 34.7 thousand crore

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