This Topic Covers the Following Topics.

1. Economic Growth: Sustained increase in production levels and its importance in planning.
2. Poverty Alleviation: The role of planning in reducing poverty through various government programs.
3. Employment Generation: Strategies for employment generation as part of economic planning.
4. Controlling Economic Inequality: Addressing economic disparities and promoting equality through planning.
5. Self-Reliance: Efforts to make India self-reliant, particularly in the economic sphere.
6. Modernisation: Modernizing traditional sectors like agriculture and education to foster growth.
7. Role of the Planning Commission: Its structure, functions, and evolution as an advisory body.
8. Impact of Economic Reforms (1991): Changes in planning approach post-1991 economic reforms.
9. Five-Year Plans Overview: Objectives, focus areas, and outcomes of various Five-Year Plans (from the First Plan to the Twelfth Plan).
10. Critiques and Modifications of Planning Approaches: Issues raised and changes made in planning over different periods.
11. Role of the National Development Council (NDC): Its influence on planning and center-state relations.
12. Decentralized Planning: Shifts toward involving local governments in the planning process post-73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.
13. Influence of Early Planning Proposals: Contributions from plans like the Visvesvaraya Plan, Bombay Plan, Gandhian Plan, and People’s Plan.
14. Planning as a Political Tool: The politicization of planning processes and its impact on economic policies.

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