Question

State with reasons whether you agree or not.
The Tenth Five Year Plan did not have any objectives.

Answer 1

The main objectives of the Tenth Five-Year Plan:

• Attain 8% GDP growth per year.
• Reduction of poverty rate by 5% by 2007.
• Providing gainful and high-quality employment at least to the addition to the labour force.
• Reduction in gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50% by 2007.
• 20-point program was introduced.
• Target growth: 8.1% – growth achieved: 7.7%.
• The Tenth Plan was expected to follow a regional approach rather than sectoral approach to bring down regional inequalities.
• Expenditure of ₹43,825 crore (US$6.1 billion) for tenth five year