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Q29 (IAS/2014) Economy › Growth, Development, Poverty & Employment › Economic planning India Official Key

The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
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The Twelfth Five Year Plan was approved on October 4, 2012, and its objective was "Faster, More inclusive and Sustainable [1]Growth". This makes option D the correct answer, as it captures all three elements of the plan's main objective in the precise order stated in official documents.

While options A, B, and C mention related concepts like inclusive growth, sustainable growth, poverty reduction, and unemployment, they do not accurately reflect the complete and specific formulation of the 12th Plan's main objective. The plan set a target growth rate of 8%[1], emphasizing the "faster" component of the objective. The Twelfth Five Year Plan was the last plan to be implemented, ending on March 31, 2017[1], after which it was replaced by the NITI Aayog framework.

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  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 11: Industries > Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–17) and Niti Ayog > p. 5
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Q. The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is [A] inclusive growth and poverty reduction [B] inclusive and sustainable growth [C] s…
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This is a classic 'Tagline Question'. Every major government document (Five Year Plans, NITI Aayog Strategy, Economic Survey) has a specific subtitle or theme. You cannot paraphrase these; you must memorize the exact sequence of adjectives (Faster, Sustainable, Inclusive).

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What is the stated main objective of India's 12th Five-Year Plan (2012–2017)?
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Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 11: Industries > Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–17) and Niti Ayog > p. 5
Presence: 5/5
“This plan was approved on October 4, 2012.The objective of this plan was "Faster, More inclusive and Sustainable Growth". The target of the growth rate was 8%. The twelfth five year plan was the last plan to be implemented. It ended on March 31, 2017. The Niti Ayog (National Institute for Transforming India) was founded on January 1, 2015. It replaced the Planning Commission. The three-year agenda is further divided into seven parts, with a number of specific action points for each part to boost economic growth. The key feature of this document is to reduce fiscal deficit to 3% by 2018–19 and revenue deficit to 0.9% of the GDP by 2019–20.”
Why this source?
  • Snippet explicitly names the plan's objective as faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth.
  • Provides plan approval date and an 8% growth target, reinforcing the 'faster growth' emphasis.
History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 9: Envisioning a New Socio-Economic Order > 9.4 Five Year Plans > p. 125
Presence: 4/5
“There has been considerable emphasis on growth with justice, and inclusive and sustainable growth. Twelve five year plans have been made between 1951 and 2017. The twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) was the last plan. In 2015, the Planning Commission was wound up and replaced by the NITI Aayog. There are positive and negative assessments of the performance of planning in India.”
Why this source?
  • Confirms strong emphasis on inclusive and sustainable growth for the period covering the twelfth plan.
  • Places the twelfth plan in context as the last plan, supporting interpretation of its stated objectives.
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