S.

K SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGE MENT

BUSINESS ENVIOREMENT

TOPIC:-8th Five Year Plan (199297)

SUMITTED TO,
NO.

MS.GAYTRI
PARTICULAR VYAS.

ROLL NO.

1.

PUROHIT SURESH

46

2.

PANDYA VISHAL

24

3.

NUKUM SANJAY

21

4.

GANJELIYA BALDEV

09

PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAIRMAN
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Manmohan singh, member

Sharad pawar, member
Balram jakhar, member
H.R. Bhardwaj, member
Chitra naik, member
D. Swaminadhan, member
V. Krishnamurthy, member
C. Rangarajan , member
J. S. Bajaj, member
Jayant patil, member
S. Z. Qasim, member

P. V. Narasimha rao
Pranab mukherjee

OVER VIEW
TOPIC:VILLAGE and SMALL INDUSTRIES AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Agricultural Activities
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
HOUSING, WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
SOCIAL WELFARE
LABOUR AND LABOUR WELFARE
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION

INTRODUCTION
8th Five Year Plan commenced on 1992 and
carried on till 1997. The basic objective of this
period was the modernization of industrial
sector. This plan focused on technical
development.
Through this plan the reduction of deficit and
foreign debt was aimed at. The rectification of
certain flawed plans and policies were also
done under this five year plan. During this
period only India received a coveted
opportunity to become a member of the World
Trade Organization on January 1st 1995.

Feature of plan
This Plan has some features, which distinguish it from other plans and
which, in my view, form its essence.
Those features are:
This Plan is indicative in nature. It concentrates on building a long-term
strategic vision of the future and sets forth the priorities of the nation.
While for the public sector, the Plan goes into the details examining the
alternatives and identifying the specific projects in various sectors, for
the rest of the economy it works out sectoral targets and tends to
provide promotional stimulus to the economy to grow in the desired
direction.
The Plan recognises "human development" as the core of all
developmental effort. It is only healthy and educated people who can
contribute to economic growth and this growth, in turn, will contribute
to human well being. The priority sectors of the Plan that contribute
towards realisation of this goal are health, education, literacy and basic
needs, including drinking water, housing and welfare programmes for
the weaker sections. In the Eighth Plan, Governments at the Centre and
in the States will expand their role in this sphere.

TARGETS
-human development will be the main
focus
- policies and programmes relating to
child survival and development will
receive high priority
- Raising standard of living:
- poverty alleviation
- reforms in existing social and
economic structures
- Institutional changes and
female education

Education
Eighth Plan Strategy and Thrust
Modernisation and Upgradaiion
of Infra-structural Facilities
Upgradation of Polytechnics
Quality Improvement in Technical
and Management Education
Technology Watch
Responding to New Industrial
Policy

Elementary Education:Projected Enrolment for Eighth Plan (199297)

(Figures in Crores)
Sl.
Population by Population
Enrolment
Stage 1997
with overage/ achieved
No.
underage
upto 1991-92
children
Total
Female Total
Female Total
Female

Addnl.
Population to
be enrolled
by 1997
Total
Female

12
1.
Elem.E
dn
a)
Primar
y (I-V)
b)

3
16.64

4
8.09

5
19.14

6
9.30

7
13.53

8
5.54

9
10
5.61(6 3.76
7%)

10.53

5.12

12.11

5.89

10.09

4.24

2.02
(82%)

1.65

6.11

2.9'i

' 7.03

3.41

3.44

1.30

3.59

2.11

Human Development

Employment
Population and Family Welfare
Literacy and Education
Health
Drinking Water
Protecting the Weak and the Left-behind
Land Reforms
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Science and Technology

SUCCESS OF PLAN

TARGETS OF GDP GROWTH: 5.6%

ACHIEVED GDP GROWTH: 6.7
FIVE
YEAR
PLAN

PERIOD

GDP
ACHIEVD
GROWTH GDP
DURING GROWTH
YEAR

19511956

2.1

3.6

19561961

4.5

4.21

19611966

5.6

2.72

19691974

5.7

2.05

19741978

4.4

4.83

Growth parameters
Period

GDP
Savings
Investme Growth
Growth
Rate (AV) nt
Rate of
Rate (AV)
Rate (AV.) Total
Consumpt
ion

1992-93 to 5.60
1996-97

21.60

23.17

5.60

Growth
Rate of
Per
cap. pvt.
conssump
tion
3.49

SOCIAL WELFARE:-

Human resource development plays

a critical role in the socio-economic
development of a country. It is an
investment towards improving the
quality of human life. Although
development brings economic gains
to society in general, specific
measures become necessary to
ensure that they reach the
disadvantaged and the weaker
sections of the population such as
women, children, the disabled, the
elderly, and the destitute. The
welfare and development of these
weaker sections of the society
largely depend upon suitable policy
directions executed through
appropriate programmes and
strategies

Strategy for Eighth Plan: Since human development will be the

main focus of the Eighth Plan, policies
and programmes relating to child
survival and development will receive
high priority. While it is true that
successful implementation of
programmes of poverty alleviation,
reforms in existing social and
economic structures, institutional
changes and female education will
help in raising the standard of living
of the under-privileged segments of
society and have a favourable impact
on child survival and development,
specific programmes and services
directed at children will also be
necessary.

PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION
AND EVALUATION:-

EVALUCTION:Feed-back through evaluation

results is an important
requirement for assessing the
performance, comparing the
intended with the actual
operations and using this
information to guide the future
line of action.

The role of evaluation during the

Eighth Plan will be more
challenging. Development during
the Eighth Plan will largely be
achieved by a process which
entails " operation by the people
and cooperation by the
Government' in the formulation
and implementation of the Plans
and the programmes through a
system of open and democratic
decision- making.

The success of a Plan lies in the

effectiveness with which the projects
and programmes are executed and the
efficiency and productivity levels at
which various enterprises operate. The
nature and problems of implementation
of large investment projects, which are
mostly in the infrastructure and
industry sector, differ from those of
development programmes which are
mostly in the field of agriculture, rural
development and other social sectors.
While sector-specific implementation
problems are broadly covered in the
respective chapters, the focus in this
Chapter is on some of the common and
general steps to be taken to improve
efficiency in the process of formulation,
implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of projects and programmes.