Achievements of economic planning in India

Objectives :-)



After going through this lesson you will be able to :



(1)Assess the performance of the Indian Economy in terms of economic growth.



(2)Compare the changes in per capita income at current prices and constant prices.



(3)Compare the growth in National Income at constant prices with that in per capita income.



(4)Identify some of the other achievements of planning in the areas of agricultural growth,

  industrial development, modernatisation of technology.



(5)Evaluate the impact of planning on the Indian economy.



(6)Appraise the overall achievement of planning in India.





What you have learnet :-)



Real per capita income in India has increased to 2.3 times over a period of 45 years between

1950-51 and 1995-96. The rate of increase in GDP in the eleven year period since 1990-91 which

included  the Eighth and Ninth Plan, however, remained 5.6 per cent annum. Overall, the performance

of the Indian Economy during the planning period looks rather dismal as per capital income rose

at an extremely low rate of 2.12 per cent per annum. This is probably because of slow growth in national

income and rapid growth in population. There have been indications that income inequalities have

not been reduced. Population living below the poverty line continues to be very large.



India has not only become self sufficient in the supply of foodgrains but is also becoming a net

exporter. some of the goods which were not manufactured at the time of independence are now

being exported. There has been an impressive modernisation of technology and institutional

structure like banking and insurance facilities etc.



Economic planning has failed to achieve some of its major objectives. It has not been able to achieve

the rate of economic growth that was aimed at. the rate of economic growth has been slow. Inequalities

and poverty have not been reduced to the desired extent. Unemployment has not been eradicated. Regional

inequalities have continued to persist.



Economic planning in India has some achievements to its credit. Economic growth has been more than

that experienced before the start of economic planning. There have been some improvement in social

 and physical infrastructure.



Terminal exercise :-)

Write a brieft note on the achievements of economic planning in respect of

         (1) Acceleration in the rate of economic growth.



         (2)Improvement in the quality of life.



Briefly describe the major achievements of economic planning in India.



Give an account of major failures of economic planning in India.



Comment on the view that "economic planning in India" has been a mixed bag of success and failures.

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