What was the term of 10th Five Year Plan?

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  1. 2002-2007
  2. 2007-2012
  3. 2005-2010
  4. 2004-2009

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Option 1 : 2002-2007
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The correct answer is 2002-2007.

Key Points

  • The first five-year plan in India was launched in 1951 and since then, India has witnessed twelve Five Year Plans
  • The Tenth Five-Year Plan was from 2002 to 2007, under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh
  • Some of the main objectives of the Tenth Five Year Plan were:
    • This plan aimed to double the Per Capita Income of India in the next 10 years.
    • It also aimed to reduce the poverty ratio to 15% by 2012.
    • Its growth target was 8.0% but it achieved only 7.6%.
    • One of the unique objectives was to reduce gender-based discrimination.
    • It gave importance to providing training and employment opportunities to women.

Additional Information
  • The Five-Year Plans were laid to rest by the Narendra Modi-led NDA government in 2015.
  • Hence, the 12th five-year plan is considered the last five-year plan of India.
  • The decades-old Five-Year Plans was replaced by a three-year action plan, which will be part of a seven-year strategy paper and a 15-year vision document. 
  • The Niti Aayog has replaced the Planning Commission in the Modi Cabinet and launched three-year action plans from April 1, 2017, onwar

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