Second Five -Year plan Draft Plan for 1959-60

Abstract

Madras State was normally deficient in foodgrains and the deficit was made up through import ol rice, millets, etc., from other parts of India and from foreign countries, the problem of increasing agricultural production became therefore a task of foremost importance, under the hirst Five-Year Plan. Against the target of 9 lakhs tons of additional production fixed of the Composite Madras State, we were able to achieve 5 8 lakhs tons for the Besiditary Madras State alone. This increase was over the production of 3O<17 lakhs tons in the base year of 1919-50 and it works out to about 20 per cent increase in the First Plan period. The actual production recorded at the end of the First Five-Year Plan including the increase due to favourable seasonal conditions is estimated as 4'1-21 lakhs tons.