Draft Fifth Five Year Plan Uttar Pradesh Volume I (A)

Abstract

The removal of poverty and the attainment of economic self reliance are the two main objectives of the Fifth Plan. These objectives will be achieved by purposively initiating policies which will on the one hand lead to faster rate of growth and on the other reduce inequalities. It was in this back-ground that a series of steps like nationalisation of banks, nationalisation of general insurance and taking over of wholesale foodgrains trade were taken up. the insistence on a National Programme of Minimum Needs is a part of this strategy. the State has prepared a plan of Rs.3539.25 crores as against an expected expenditure of Rs.1075 crores in the Fourth Plan.