First Five-Year Plan of India

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The First Five-Year Plan of India was the country’s inaugural national economic program (1951–1956), focused primarily on agricultural development, irrigation, and restoring the economy after independence and Partition.

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instanceOf Five-year plan of India
economic development plan
aimedAt controlling inflation
employment generation
increasing national income
price stability
raising per capita income
approvedBy Parliament of India NERFINISHED
associatedWithLeader Jawaharlal Nehru NERFINISHED
chairpersonOfPlanningCommission Jawaharlal Nehru NERFINISHED
context post-independence economic reconstruction
refugee rehabilitation after Partition of India
country India
currencyOfAllocation Indian rupee NERFINISHED
economicModel democratic socialist planning
emphasis community development programmes
land reforms
public sector investment in key areas
endYear 1956
focusSector agriculture
irrigation
power
rural development
followedBy Second Five-Year Plan of India NERFINISHED
goal balanced regional development
improvement of living standards in rural areas
self-sufficiency in food grains
historicalSignificance first national-level comprehensive economic plan of independent India
implementedUnder Constitution of India NERFINISHED
includedProgram Community Development Programme NERFINISHED
National Extension Service NERFINISHED
influencedBy Harrod–Domar growth model NERFINISHED
launchedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
legalBasis Planning Commission resolution of 1950
precededBy pre-independence colonial economic policies
preparedBy Planning Commission of India NERFINISHED
primaryObjective agricultural development
development of irrigation and power
increase in food grain production
rehabilitation of the economy after independence and Partition
result growth rate exceeding initial target
improvement in irrigation facilities
reduction in overall inflation compared to immediate post-independence years
significant increase in food grain output
sectoralPriority higher allocation to agriculture compared to industry
startYear 1951
timePeriod 1951–1956
typeOfPlanning centralized economic planning

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Planning Commission of India notableWork First Five-Year Plan of India