Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognised human development as the core of all developmental efforts ?

The Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992–97) explicitly recognised human development as the ultimate/central goal of national planning, linking development to job creation, population containment, eradication of illiteracy, universal elementary education, safe drinking water and primary health care for all; the Plan therefore placed human development at the core of developmental efforts [1]. The Approach Paper to subsequent plans (e.g., Ninth Plan) reiterated that human development is the ultimate objective of public action, reflecting continuity in emphasis on broader human well‑being beyond mere GDP growth; official plan documentation and summaries situate the Eighth Plan in this historical planning context [2].

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1. [1] https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/akshivakumar.pdf
2. [2] https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Statistical_year_book_india_chapters/ch7.pdf