{"id":1968,"date":"2024-03-30T14:55:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T09:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:35:55","slug":"q-the-main-objective-of-the-12th-five-year-plan-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-main-objective-of-the-12th-five-year-plan-is","title":{"rendered":"Q. The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>inclusive growth and poverty reduction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inclusive growth and sustainable growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sustainable and inclusive growth to reduce unemployment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twelfth-five-year-plan-20122017\">Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Twelfth&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/five-year-plans-in-india-upsc\/\">Five Year Plan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0began on\u00a0<strong>April 1, 2012<\/strong>, and will last for five years, from 2012 to 2017. The Twelfth Plan\u2019s slogan is \u201c<strong>Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth.\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It means that the Twelfth Plan aims for&nbsp;<strong>faster growth that can be sustained over time, with the benefits of growth reaching the masses.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Government of India\u2019s Twelfth Five-Year Plan was set to reach a&nbsp;<strong>growth rate of 9%<\/strong>, but the National Development Council (NDC) accepted an&nbsp;<strong>8% growth rate<\/strong>&nbsp;for the Twelfth Plan on December 27, 2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>During the 12th Five-Year Plan, the government aims to reduce poverty by 10%.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The plan intends to improve the nation\u2019s infrastructure projects while preventing bottlenecks of any kind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The paper provided by the planning commission aims to attract private investments of up to $1 trillion in infrastructure growth in the 12th five-year plan, as well as a reduction in the government\u2019s subsidy burden to 1.5 percent of GDP from 2%. (gross domestic product).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The UID (Unique Identification Number) will act as a platform for cash transfer of the subsidies in the plan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objectives<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Economic growth<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The real GDP is growing at an annual rate of 8%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture is growing at a rate of 4%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturing is growing at a 10% rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every state must achieve a faster rate of growth than that of the 11th plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Poverty and Employment<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The poverty rate will be lowered by 10% compared to the end of the 11th plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the non-farm sector, there are 5 million new job openings and skill certifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The average number of years spent in school will rise to seven.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In higher education, there are 20 lakh seats available for each age group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End the gender and social disparities in school enrollment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase the Child Sex Ratio to 950 by lowering the IMR to 25 and the MMR to 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total Fertility Rate (TFR) should be reduced to 2.1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce child malnutrition in the 0-3 age range to half of the NFHS-3 level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infrastructure investment accounts for 9% of GDP (gross irrigated area). 103 million hectares of land (from 90 million hectare)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All communities will have electricity, and AT&amp;C losses will be reduced by 20%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All-Weather Roads Connect Villages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National and state highways must have a minimum of two lanes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated Freight Corridors on both the east and west coasts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teledensity in rural areas has reached 70%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50 percent of the rural population will have access to 40 litres of drinking water per day, and 50 percent of all Gram Panchayats will have Nirmal Gram status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environment and Sustainability<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every year, increase green cover by 1 million hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over a five-year period, 30,000 MW of renewable energy will be generated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By 2020, the GDP emission intensity will be decreased to 20-25 percent of 2005 levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Service Delivery<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>90 percent of Indian households have access to banking services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subsidies and welfare payments will be 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