Question

The twelfth five year plan is implemented during the year ____________ . Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

The twelfth five year plan is implemented during the year 2012 to 2017.

Answer 2

The twelfth five-year plan is implemented during the year 2012-  2017.

EXPLANATION:

• When India got its independence in 1947 the country was on deep clutches of poverty, malnutrition, and unemployment. To reduce this and to improve the socio-economic conditions of the country, five-year plans were introduced.

• In this, some plans and policies were made and some aims were decided and for the next five years steps were taken to fulfill these goals. The "twelfth five-year plan" was for the year 2012- 2017.

• And, its aim was to attain a "growth rate of 8.2%" and various steps were taken by government to achieve this goal. Other aims of this plan were to provide employment to nearly 50 million people, and to eliminate malnutrition, to increase the forest cover or green cover in India, to improve the banking sector, etc.