Which is the last Five year plan that was put to effect in India?

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 30 Jan 2023 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Twelfth (12th).

Key Points

Twelfth (12th) Five Year Plan (FYP) was the last official Five Year Plan of India.
The period of the plan was from 2012-2017.
The first priority of the Twelfth Plan was to bring the economy back to rapid growth while ensuring that the growth is both inclusive and sustainable.
The broad vision and aspirations which the Twelfth Plan seeks to fulfill were reflected in the subtitle: ‘Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth’.

Important Points

About FYPs:
- After independence, India launched its First FYP in 1951, under the socialist influence of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- The process began with setting up of Planning Commission in March 1950.
- Joseph Stalin implemented the first FYP in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s.