5th Five Year Plan

5 five year Plan..(1974-79) th

Objectives To achieve self reliance  Adopt measures for raising the consumption standard of people living below the poverty-line.  High priority to bringing inflation under control  Achieving stability in the economic situation  targeted an annual growth rate of 5.5 per cent in national income. 

5th five year Plan..(1974-79) Plan outlay and programmes 

The Draft Fifth Five Year Plan envisaged an outlay of Rs. 37250 crores in the public sector. The revised Plan outlay is now estimated at Rs 39303 crores excluding provision for inventories.

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20-Point Economic Programme ( 1st July 1975) 4 Points for Agriculture and Urban land ceiling, Equi-distribution of wealth,etc

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3 Points for Worker's participation in industry, national apprenticeship scheme 3 Points for eradication of Tax evasion, Economic offences, and Smuggling activities. 2 Points for the Procurement, Distribution, and Price control on Essential commodities, with Economy in Government expenditure. 2 Points for the development of Handloom sector. 2 Points for the Provision of housing, and Relief from indebtedness of the weaker sections of the society; and 1 Point each for accelerating the Power generation with Liberalised investment, Optimum use of import licenses, Speedy goods transportation on national level, and Books, Stationery, Food commodities supplied to schools at subsidised rates. (Total 4 Points)

5th five year Plan..(1974-79) Achievements… 

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Remarkable improvement in production in 1 975-76 resulting in an estimated growth of above 6 per cent in GDP Realization of the objectives of removal of poverty and self reliance in the Fifth Plan has to be viewed in the context of the sharp increase in the prices of imported products like fuel, fertilizers and food. The national income is estimated to have increased by 6 to 6.5% during 1 975-76—agricultural production by about 10% and industrial output by 5.7%. Stability of prices and growth in economy achieved during 1975-76, Inflation was brought under control to a considerable level.

6th five year Plan..(1980-85) Objective 

To achieve an average annual growth rate of five percent for industrial and agricultural products.

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Removal of poverty was the foremost objective of the Sixth Plan.

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Strengthening infrastructure for both agriculture and industry

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systematic approach with greater management, efficiency and intensive Stress was laid on dealing with inter-related problems through a monitoring in all sectors and active involvement of people in formulating specific schemes of development at the local level and securing their speedy and effective implementation.

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A progressive reduction in the incidence of unemployment. Promotion policies for controlling the growth of population through voluntary acceptance of the small family norms.

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a progressive reduction in regional inequalities in the power development and in the diffusion of technological benefits

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promoting the active involvement of all sections of the people in the process of development through appropriate education communication and institutional strategies

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bringing about harmony between the short and the long term goals of development by protection and improvement of ecological and environmental assets

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Achievements …. 

The Plan achieved great achievements. First, the overall national economy kept a stable growth. The average annual growth rate for industrial and agricultural product was 11 percent. The gross national product in 1985 reached 778 billion Yuan, signifying an average annual growth of 10 percent, after inflation, since 1980.

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Foreign trade and technological exchange entered a new phase. On the world export volume ranking, China rose from No.28 in 1980 to No.10 in 1984.

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Progress was achieved in infrastructure construction and technological updating. Total investment in fixed assets for publicly owned enterprises owned reached 530 billion Yuan. 496 middle and large projects were constructed and started, and another 200,000 projects were transformed and updated. The fiscal situation improved gradually year by year. Fiscal revenue grew by an average of 15.9 billion yean every year, which represented an annual growth of 12 percent, thereby realizing a balance between fiscal revenue and expenditure.

Hariyali 

The objectives of projects under HARIYALI will be: -

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Harvesting every drop of rainwater for purposes of irrigation, plantations including horticulture and floriculture, pasture development, fisheries etc. to create sustainable sources of income for the village community as well as for drinking water supplies.

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Ensuring overall development of rural areas through the Gram Panchayats and creating regular sources of income for the Panchayats from rainwater harvesting and management.

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Employment generation, poverty alleviation, community empowerment and development of human and other economic resources of the rural areas.

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Mitigating the adverse effects of extreme climatic conditions such as drought and desertification on crops, human and livestock population for the overall improvement of rural areas.

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Restoring ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing natural resources i.e. land, water, vegetative cover especially plantations.

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Encouraging village community towards sustained community action for the operation and maintenance of assets created and further development of the potential of the natural resources in the watershed.

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Promoting use of simple, easy and affordable technological solutions and institutional arrangements that make use of, and build upon, local technical knowledge and available materials.

Hariyali Criteria for Selection of Watersheds  

The following criteria may broadly be used in selection of the watersheds: Watersheds where People’s participation is assured through contribution of labour, cash, material etc. for its development as well as for the operation and maintenance of the assets created.

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Watershed areas having acute shortage of drinking water.

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Watersheds having large population of scheduled castes/scheduled tribes dependent on it.

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Watershed having a preponderance of non-forest wastelands/degraded lands.

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Watersheds having preponderance of common lands.

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Watersheds where actual wages are significantly lower than the minimum wages.

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Watershed which is contiguous to another watershed that has already been developed/ treated.

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Watershed area may be of an average size of 500 hectares, preferably covering an entire village. However, if on actual survey, a watershed is found to have less or more area, the total area may be taken up for development as a project.

Communism in Kolkata  

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CPI is recognized by the Election Commission of India as a "National Party". On the national level they support the new Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, but without taking part in it. The party is part of a coalition of leftist and communist parties known in the national media as the Left Front. Upon attaining power in May 2004,The United Progressive Alliance formulated a programme of action known as the Common Minimum Programme. The CMP is a leftleaning document and the Left bases its support to the UPA on strict adherence to it. Provisions of the CMP oblige the government to discontinue Disinvestment, massive social sector outlays and an Independent Foreign Policy. In West Bengal it participates in the Left Front-government. It also participates in the state government in Manipur. In Kerala the party is part of Left Democratic Front. In Tamil Nadu it is part of the Progressive Democratic Alliance.

Communism in kolkata contd…         

The current general secretary of CPI is Prakash Karat. The principal mass organizations of the CPI are: All India Trade Union Congress All India Youth Federation All India Students Federation National Federation of Indian Women All India Kisan Sabha (peasants organization) Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (agricultural workers) All India State Government Employees Federation (State government employees)