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Targets of 10th Five Year Plan.
Targets of 10th Five Year Plan.
In the development planning the Tenth Plan established specific and monitorable targets for a few key indicators of human development. It is proposed that in addition to the 8 per cent growth target, the targets given below should also be considered as being central to the attainment of the objectives of the plan.1. Reduction of poverty ratio by 5 percentage points by 2007 and by 15 percentage points by 2012;
2. Providing gainful high-quality employment to the addition to the labour force over the Tenth Plan period.
3. All children in school by 2003; all children to complete 5 years of schooling by 2007;
4. Reduction of gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50 per cent by 2007;
5. Reduction in the decadal rate of population growth between 2001 and 2011 to 16.2 per cent;
6. Increase in Literacy rates to 75 per cent within the Plan period;
7. Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 45 per 1000 live births by 2007 and to 28 by 2012;
8. Reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 22 per 1000 live births by 2007 and to 11 by 2012;
9. Increase in forest and tree cover to 25 per cent by 2007 and 33 per cent by 2012;
10. All villages to have sustained access to potable drinking water within the Plan period; and
11. Cleaning of major polluted rivers by 2007 and other notified stretches by 2012.
Above mentioned social targets will require a substantial allocation of resources to the social sector and major improvements in governance to make effective use of these resources. It must also be recognized that achievements of these targets is not independent of the achievement of high growth.
Indeed, high growth rates will generate the flow of public resources needed to sustain improvements in social indicators. The Plan has traditionally focused on setting national targets but recent experience suggests that the performance of different states varies considerably.
1. Reduction of poverty ratio by 5 percentage points by 2007 and by 15 percentage points by 2012;
2. Providing gainful high-quality employment to the addition to the labour force over the Tenth Plan period.
3. All children in school by 2003; all children to complete 5 years of schooling by 2007;
4. Reduction of gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50 per cent by 2007;
5. Reduction in the decadal rate of population growth between 2001 and 2011 to 16.2 per cent;
6. Increase in Literacy rates to 75 per cent within the Plan period;
7. Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 45 per 1000 live births by 2007 and to 28 by 2012;
8. Reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 22 per 1000 live births by 2007 and to 11 by 2012;
9. Increase in forest and tree cover to 25 per cent by 2007 and 33 per cent by 2012;
10. All villages to have sustained access to potable drinking water within the Plan period; and
11. Cleaning of major polluted rivers by 2007 and other notified stretches by 2012.
Above mentioned social targets will require a substantial allocation of resources to the social sector and major improvements in governance to make effective use of these resources. It must also be recognized that achievements of these targets is not independent of the achievement of high growth.
Indeed, high growth rates will generate the flow of public resources needed to sustain improvements in social indicators. The Plan has traditionally focused on setting national targets but recent experience suggests that the performance of different states varies considerably.
