FACTS IN INDIA

FIRST IN INDIA

INDIA'S FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR

TARAPUR NUCLEAR REACTOR IN MAHARASHTRA

FIRST MARSHAL OF INDIAN AIR-FORCE

ARJAN SINGH

FIRST NON-CONGRESS PRIME MINISTER IN INDIA

MORARJI DESAI

INDIAS FIRST SOUND FILM

ALAM ARA

THE FIRST INDIAN WOMEN TO WIN OLYMPIC MEDAL

KARNAM MALLESWARI

FIRST WOMEN CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA

V.S RAMADEVI

FIRST WOMEN CHIEF MINISTER OF INDIA
SUCHETHA CRIPALANI

FIRST SPEAKER OF LOK  SABHA

G.V MAVLANKAR

FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE IN INDIA

MUMBAI TO THANE TRAIN SERVICE

FIRST VALID POSTAGE STAMP OF INDIA ISSUED ON SALE

OCTOBER-1,1854

FIRST POST MASTER GENERAL OF INDIA

RAI BAHADUR SALIGRAM

FIRST CHIF JUSTICE OF INDIA

HARILAL J. KANIA

FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN STARTED IN INDIA

1951

FIRST INDIAN WON NOBEL PRIZE

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

FIRST INDIAN WOMEN IN SPACE

KALPANA CHOWLA

FIRST MAGSASAY AWARD WINNER FROM INDIA

VINOBA BHAVE

FIRST BOOKER PRIZE WINNER FROM INDIA

ARUNDHATHI ROY

FIRST INDIAN TO SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL

MIHIR SEN

FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA

SUKUMAR SEN

FIRST WOMEN SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA
MEIRA KUMAR

THE FIRST FOREIGNER TO HONOUR WITH BHARATH RATHNA

KHAN ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN

FIRST INDIAN TO WIN NGRAMMY AWARD

PANDIT RAVISANKAR

FIRST INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

V.K.KRISHANA MENON

FIRST WOMEN IPS OFFICER OF INDIA

KIRANBEDI-BEDI

FIRST WOMEN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

Js.M..FATHIMA BEEVI

FIRST WOMEN PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
INDIRA GANDHI

FIRST INDIAN WOMEN TO TOP MOUND EVEREST

BACHENDRI PAL

FIRST INDIAN TO BE CROWNED MISS

REITHA FARIA

FIRST MISS UNIVERSE FROM INDIA

SUSHMITHA SEN

THE FIRST LICENSED INDIAN PILOT

J.R.D.TATA

FIRST COLOUR FILM IN INDIA

KISAN KANYA

FIRST OSCAR WINNER FROM INDIA
BHANU ATHAIYA

FIRST DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD WINNER

DEVIKA RANI

FIRST NEWSPAPER PRODUCED IN INDIA

BENGAL GAZATTE

FIRST SATELITE DEVELOPED IN INDIA
ARYABHATA

FIRST INDIAN DISTRICT TO ACHIEVE 100 % LITERACY RATE

ERNAKULAM DISTRICT OF KERALA

FIRST INDIVIDUAL MEDAL IN OLYMPICS GAMES

K.D.JADHAV

FIRST INDIAN CHESS GRAND MASTER

VISWANATHAN ANAND

FIRST INDIAN TO WIN INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDAL IN OLYMPIC GAMES

ABHINAV BINDRA

THE FIRST AND THE LAST INDIAN TO BE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF FREE INDIA

C.RAJAGOPALACHARI

THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA WHO DID NOT FACE PARLIAMENT

CHARAN SINGH

THE FIRST PERSON TO WIN JNANPITH AWARD

G.SANKARA KURUP , A MALAYALAM POET

INDIA'S FIRST MAN IN SPACE

RAKESH SHARMA

THE FIRST COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF INDIA
GENERAL CARIAPPA

DISASTERS IN INDIA

INDIA'S DEADLIEST DISASTERS

A NATURAL DISASTER IS A SUDDEN EVENT THAT CAUSES WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION , LOTS OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE , BROUGHT ABOUT BY FORCES OTHER THAN THE ACTS OF HUMAN BEINGS.

A NATURAL DISASTER MIGHT BE CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES , FLOODING , VOLCANIC ERUPTION ,LANDSLIDE , HURRICANES ..ETC.

INDIA IS THE COUNTRY OFTEN IN THE RECEIVING END OF THE NATURE'S WRATH.THE RECENT CATASTROPHE IN UTTARAKHAND PROVES THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.

CLICK HERE TO READ :MOST DEADLIEST DISASTERS IN INDIA

THE GREAT INDIA

INDIA AT A GLANCE

LOCATION

• THE INDIAN PENINSULA IS SEPARATED FROM MAINLAND OF ASIA BY THE HIMALAYAS.THE COUNTRY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BAY OF BENGAL IN THE EAST, THE ARABIAN SEA IN THE WEST , AND THE INDIAN OCEAN TO THE SOUTH.

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES

• LYING ENTIRELY IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE,EXTENDS BETWEEN 804' AND 37O6' LATITUDES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR,AND 6807' AND 97025' LONGITUDE EAST.

STANDARD TIME

• GMT+05:30.

AREA

• 3,287,590 SQ.KM

NEIGHBOURS

• NORTH WEST -AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
• NORTH CHINA,BHUTAN AND NEPAL
• EAST-MYANMAR
• EAST TO WEST BENGAL BUT ENCIRCLED BY INDIAN STATES PARTIALLY BANGLADESH
• SOUTH- SRI LANKA.IT IS SEPARATED FROM INDIA BY A NARROW CHANNEL OF SEA,FORMED BY PALK STRAIT AND THE GULF OF MANNAR.

COASTLINE

• 7,516.6 KM ENCOMPASSING THE MAINLAND,LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS,AND THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS.

CLIMATE

• TROPICAL MONSOON ONE.BUT,IN SPITE OF MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PART OF INDIA LYING BEYOND THE TROPICAL ZONE,THE ENTIRE COUNTRY HAS A TROPICAL CLIMATE MARKED BY RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND DRY WINTERS.

THERE ARE FOUR SEASONS:

• WINTER(DECEMBER-FEBRUARY)
• SUMMER(MARCH-JUNE)
• SOUTH-WEST MONSOON SEASON(JUNE-SEPTEMBER)
• POST MONSOON SEASON(OCTOBER-NOVEMBER)

TERRAIN

• THE MAINLAND COMPRISES OF FOUR REGIONS,

1.THE GREAT MOUNTAIN ZONE
2.PLAINS OF THE GANGA AND THE INDUS
3.THE DESERT REGION
4.THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA.

ETHNIC GROUPS

• FIVE MAJOR RACIAL TYPES-AUSTRALOID,MONGOLOID,EUROPOID,CAUCASIAN AND NEGROID.

LANGUAGES

• 22 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.HINDI AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.ARTICLE 343(3)EMPOWERED PARLIAMENT TO PROVIDE BY LAW  FOR CONTINUED USE OF ENGLISH FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES.

COUNTRY NAME

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA;BHARAT GANRAJYA

GOVERNMENT TYPE

• SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WITH A PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.

CAPITAL

• NEW DELHI.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

• 28 STATES AND 7 UNION TERRITORIES.

INDEPENDENCE

• 15th AUGUST 1947

CONSTITUTION

• THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA CAME INTO FORCE ON 26th JANUARY 1950.

LEGAL SYSTEM

• THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS A FOUNTAIN SOURCE OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA IS THE HEAD OF THE STATE,WHILE PRIME MINISTER IS THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT,AND RUNS OFFICE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL  OF MINISTERS WHO FORM THE CABINET MINISTRY.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• LEGISLATURE COMPRISES OF THE LOK SABHA(HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE)AND THE RAJYA SABHA(COUNCIL OF STATES)

JUDICIAL BRANCH

• THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA IS THE APEX BODY OF THE INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEMS ,FOLLOWED BY OTHER HIGH COURTS AND SUBORDINATE COURTS.

NATIONAL DAYS

• 26th JANUARY(REPUBLIC DAY)
• 15th AUGUST(INDEPENDENCE DAY)
• 2nd OCTOBER(GANDHI JAYANTI)

INDIA - FACTS

13 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INDIA

1. THE GAME OF SNAKES & LADDERS WAS CREATED BY THE 13TH CENTURY POET SAINT GYANDEV.
   
2. CHESS WAS INVENTED IN INDIA .
   
3. ALGEBRA , TRIGONOMETRY AND CALCULUS ARE STUDIES , WHICH ORIGINATED IN INDIA.
   
4. THE ' PLACE VALUE SYSTEM ' AND THE ' DECIMAL SYSTEM ' WERE DEVELOPED IN INDIA IN 100 B.C
   
5. THE WORLD'S HIGHEST CRICKET GROUND IS IN CHAIL ,  HIMACHAL PRADESH. BUILT IN 1893 AFTER LEVELING A HILLTOP , THIS CRICKET PITCH IS 2444 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
   
6. INDIA HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF POST OFFICES IN THE WORLD.
   
7. THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN INDIA IS THE INDIAN RAILWAYS , EMPLOYING OVER A MILLION PEOPLE.
   
8. THE WORLD'S FIRST UNIVERSITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN TAKSHILA IN 700 B.C
   
9. THE VALUE OF "PI" WAS FIRST CALCULATED BY THE INDIAN MATHEMATICIAN BUDHAYANA , AND HE EXPLAINED THE CONCEPT OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM. HE DISCOVERED THIS IN THE 6TH CENTURY , LONG BEFORE THE EUROPEAN MATHEMATICIANS.
10. THE BAILY BRIDGE IS THE HIGHEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD.IT IS LOCATED IN THE LADAKH VALLEY BETWEEN THE DRAS AND SURU RIVERS IN THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS.IT WAS BUILT BY THE INDIAN ARMY IN AUGUST 1982.
    
11. INDIA EXPORTS SOFTWARE TO 90 COUNTRIES.
12. ISLAM IS INDIA'S AND THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST RELIGION.
13. THE OLDEST EUROPEAN CHURCH AND SYNAGOGUE IN INDIA ARE IN THE CITY OF COCHIN.THEY WERE BUILT IN 1503 AND 1568 RESPECTIVELY.
    

INDIAN ARMED FORCE

MISSILES OF INDIAN ARMY

1. AGNI -I

• CLASS: SRBM
• RANGE :700 km
• PAYLOAD:1,000 kg
• STATUS : OPERATIONAL

2. AGNI-II

• CLASS:MRBM
• RANGE:2000km-3000km
• PAYLOAD:500kg-1000kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

3. AGNI-III

• CLASS:IBRM
• RANGE:5000km
• PAYLOAD:2490kg
• STATUS:INDUCTED

4. AGNI-IV

• CLASS:MRBM
• RANGE:3000km-3800km
• PAYLOAD:500kg-1500kg
• STATUS:INDUCTION BY 2014-15

5.AGNI-V

• CLASS:ICBM
• RANGE:5000km-5800km
• PAYLOAD:1500kg+
• STATUS:INDUCTION BY 2014-15

6. AGNI-VI

• CLASS:ICBM
• RANGE:8000km-10000km
• PAYLOAD:1000kg-1400kg
• STATUS:UNDER DEVELOPMENT

7. DHANUSH

• CLASS:SRBM
• RANGE:350km
• PAYLOAD:500kg
• STATUS:DEVELOPED BUT NOT USED

8. NIRBHAY

• CLASS:SUBSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
• RANGE:1000km
• PAYLOAD:?
• STATUS:UNDER DEVELOPMENT

9. BRAHMOS I

• CLASS:SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
• RANGE:290km
• PAYLOAD:300kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

10. BRAHMOS II

• CLASS:HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
• RANGE:290 km
• PAYLOAD:300kg
• STATUS:UNDER DEVELOPMENT

11. P-70 AMETIST

• CLASS:ANTI-SHIPPING MISSILE
• RANGE:65km
• PAYLOAD:530kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

12. P-270 MOSKIT

• CLASS:SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
• RANGE:120km
• PAYLOAD:320kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

13. POPEYE

• CLASS:ASM
• RANGE: 78 km
• PAYLOAD:340 kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

14. PRITHVI-I

• CLASS:SRBM
• RANGE:150km
• PAYLOAD:1000kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

15. PRITHVI-II

• CLASS:SRBM
• RANGE:250km
• PAYLOAD:500kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

16. PRITHVI-III

• CLASS:SRBM
• RANGE:350km
• PAYLOAD:500kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

17. SAGARIKA(K-15)

• CLASS:SLBM
• RANGE:700km-2200km
• PAYLOAD:150kg-1000kg
• STATUS:AWAITING ARIHANT SSBN's

18. K-4 MK.1

• CLASS:SLBM
• RANGE:3500km
• PAYLOAD:150kg-1000kg
• STATUS:UNDER TRIALS

19. K-4 MK.2

• CLASS:SLBM
• RANGE:5000km
• PAYLOAD:1000kg
• STATUS:UNDER DEVELOPMENT

20. K-5

• CLASS :SLBM
• RANGE:6000km
• PAYLOAD:1000kg
• STATUS:UNDER DEVELOPMENT

21. SHAURYA

• CLASS:TBM
• RANGE:700km-2200km
• PAYLOAD:150kg-1000kg
• STATUS:OPERATIONAL

INDIAN ART CULTURE

FOLK DANCES OF INDIA

• CHHAU                               -BIHAR
• BRITA                                 -BENGAL
• GAUR                                  -MADHYAPRADESH ,CHATTISGARH
• MURIA                                -BASTAR , CHATTISGARH
• SALIA                                  -CHATTISGARH
• KARMA                              -MADHYAPRADESH ,CHATTISGARH
• KAKSAR                             -CHATTISGARH
• DALKHAI                           -ORISSA
• GOTI PUAS                         -ORISSA
• BIHU                                    -ASSAM
• HAJGIRI                              -TRIPURA
• THANG-TA                         -MANIPUR
• DHOL-CHOLOM                -MANIPUR
• NONGKREM                      -MEGHALAYA
• DUMHAL                            -JAMMU KASHMIR
• HIKAT                                  -HIMACHAL PRADESH
• HURKA BAUL                    -UTTAR PRADESH
• CHHOLIYA                         -KUMAON
• BHANGRA                           -PUNJAB
• GIDHA                                  -PUNJAB
• DHAMYAL                          -HARYANA
• DANDIYA                            -GUJARAT
• TAMASA                               -MAHARASHTRA
• TARPHA NACH                    -NORTH WEST INDIA
• TER TALI                              -RAJASTHAN
• PADAYANI                           -KERALA
• THEYYAM                            -KERALA
• OTTANTHULLAL                -KERALA
• KARAGATTAM                   -TAMIL NADU
• DOLLU KUNITHA               -KARNATAKA
• YAKSHAGANAM                -KARNATAKA
• GHODE MODNI                    -GOA
• TARANGMEL                        -GOA
• LAVA                                       -MINICOY, LAKSHADWEEP

UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED ON 24 OCTOBER 1945 TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION.A REPLACEMENT FOR THE INEFFECTIVE LEAGUE OF NATIONS , THE ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO PREVENT ANOTHER SUCH CONFLICT.

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES ARE AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND EACH OTHER THROUGH THE COORDINATING MACHINERY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL AT THE INTER GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL, AND THROUGH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES BOARD FOR COORDINATION AT THE INTER-SECRETARIAT LEVEL.



 HERE IS A LIST OF UNITED NATIONS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES 

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF UNITED NATIONS
	AGENCY	ESTABLISHED	HEADQUARTERS
1	INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)	1919	GENEVA
2	INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)	1957	VIENNA
3	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION(FAO)	1945	ROME
4	UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL,SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)	1946	PARIS
5	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION(WHO)	1948	GENEVA
6	INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)	1945	WASHINGTON
7	WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION(WMO)	1950	GENEVA
8	WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)	1995	GENEVA
9	UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND(UNICEF)	1946	NEW YORK
10	UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)	1967	VIENNA
11	UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)	1972	NAIROBI
12	UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA)	1967	NEW YORK
13	UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)	1965	NEW YORK
14	INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)	1947	MONTREAL
15	UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION(UPU)	1875	BERN
16	INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION(ITU)	1865	GENEVA
17	WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION(WIPO)	1967	GENEVA
18	INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT(IFAD)	1977	ROME
19	UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT(UNCTAD)	1964	GENEVA
20	UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES(UNHCR)	1950	GENEVA
21	WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION(UNWTO)	1970	MADRID
22	INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT(IBRD)	1945	WASHINGTON
23	INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION(IMCO)	1958	LONDON
24	WORLD BANK	1945	WASHINGTON
25	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION(IDA)	1960	WASHINGTON
26	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION(IFC)	1955	WASHINGTON
27	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION(IMO)	1948	LONDON
28	UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN(UNIFEM)	1976	NEW YORK
29	UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL GRUG CONTROL PROGRAMME(UNIDCP)	1993	NEW YORK
30	UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND(UNDEF)	2005	NEW YORK
31	UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS(UNFF)	2000	NEW YORK
32	ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC(ESCAP)	1947	BANGKOK

FIVE YEAR PLANS

SUMMARY OF FIVE YEAR PLANS IN INDIA 

SINCE INDEPENDENCE  , THE INDIAN ECONOMY HAS BEEN PREMISED ON THE CONCEPT OF PLANNING. THIS HAS BEEN CARRIED THROUGH THE FIVE YEAR PLANS , DEVELOPED , EXECUTED , AND MONITORED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AS THE EX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN , THE COMMISSION HAS A NOMINATED DEPUTY CHAIRMAN , WHO HOLDS THE RANK OF A CABINET MINISTER. MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA IS CURRENTLY THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION.TWELFTH PLAN IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

HERE IS SUMMARY OF ALL FIVE YEAR PLAN:

PLAN	DURATION	OBJECTIVE	NOTES
FIRST PLAN	1951-56	DEVOLOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE	IT WAS BASED ON HARROD-DOMAR MODEL.
			COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 1952
			FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE , PRICE STABILITY , POWER AND TRANSPORT
			IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL PLAN PRIMARLY BECAUSE OF GOOD HARVESTS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE PLAN
SECOND PLAN	1956-61	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT	ALSO CALLED MAHALANOBIS PLAN NAMED AFTER THE WELL KNOWN ECONOMIST
			FOCUS-RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
			ADVOCATED HUGE IMPORTS THROUGH FOREIGN LOANS.
			SHIFTED BASIC EMPHASIS FROM AGRICULTURE TO INDUSTRY FAR TOO SOON.
			DURING THIS PLAN , PRICES INCREASED BY 30 %, AGAINST A DECLINE OF 13 % DURING THE FIRST PLAN
			TARGET GROWTH : 4.5% ACTUAL GROWTH :4.27 %
THIRD PLAN	1961-1966	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT	AT ITS CONCEPTION , IT WAS FELT THAT INDIAN ECONOMY HAS ENTERED A TAKE-OFF STAGE.THEREFORE , ITS AIM WAS TO MAKE INDIA A ‘SELF RELIANT’ AND ‘SELF GENERATING’ ECONOMY
			BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF FIRST TWO PLANS , AGRICULTURE WAS GIVEN TOP PRIORITY TO SUPPORT THE EXPORTS AND INDUSTRY.
			CAMPLETE FAILURE IN REACHING THE TARGETS DUE TO UNFORESEEN EVENTS
			TARGET GROWTH: 5.6 % ACTUAL GROWTH: 2.84 %
THREE ANNUAL PLANS ( PLAN HOLIDAY FOR 3 YEARS )	1966-69	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT	PREVAILING CRISIS IN AGRICULTURE AND SERIOUS FOOD SHORTAGE NECESSITATED THE EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURE DURING THE ANNUAL PLANS
			DURING THESE PLANS A WHOLE NEW AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY WAS IMPLEMENTED. IT INVOLVING WIDE-SPREAD DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-YEILDING VARIETIES OF SEEDS, EXTENSIVE USE OF FERTILIZERS.
			DURING THE ANNUAL PLANS ,  THE ECONOMY ABSORBED THE SHOCKES GENERATED DURING THE THIRD PLAN
			IT PAVED THE PATH FOR THE PLANNED GROWTH AHEAD.
FOURTH PLAN	1969-74	STABLE DEVELOPMENT	MAIN EMPHASIS WAS ON GROWTH RATE OF AGRICULTURE TO ENABLE OTHER SECTORS TO MOVE FORWARD
			FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PLAN SAW RECORD PRODUCTION. THE LAST THREE YEARS DID NOT MEASURE UP DUE TO POOR MONSOON
			INFLUX OF BANGLADESHI REFUGEES BEFORE AND AFTER 1971 INDO-PAK WAR AS IMPORTANT ISSUE
			TARGET GROWTH: 5.7 % ACTUAL GROWTH:3.30 %
FIFTH PLAN	1974-79	ERADICATION OF POVERTY	THE FIFTH PLAN WAS PREPARED AND LAUNCHED BY D.D.DHAR
			IT PROPOSED TO ACHIEVE TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES: ‘ REMOVAL OF POVERTY’ ( GARIBI HATAO ) AND ‘ATTAINMENT OF SELF RELIANCE’
			PROMOTION OF HIGH RATE OF GROWTH ,  BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE DOMESTIC RATE OF SAVINGS WERE SEEN AS KEY INSTRUMENTS
			THE PLAN WAS TERMINATEDIN 1978 (INSTEAD OF 1979) WHEN JANTA PARTY GOVT.ROSE TO POWER.
			TARGET GROWTH: 4.4 % ACTUAL GROWTH: 3.8 %
SIXTH PLAN	1980-95	ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT	FOCUS ON INCREASE IN NATIONAL INCOME , MODERNIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY ,  ENSURING CONTINUOUS DECREASE IN POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT , POPULATION CONTROL THROUGH FAMILY PLANNING ..etc
			TARGET GROWTH : 5.2 % ACTUAL GROWTH : 5.66 %
SEVENTH PLAN	1985-1990	ERADICATION OF POVERTY	FOCUS ON RAPID GROWTH IN FOOD- GRAINS  PRODUCTION , INCREASED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BASIC TENANTS OF PLANNING.
			THE PLAN WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL , THE ECONOMY RECORDED 6 % GROWTH
			TARGET GROWTH : 5 % ACTUAL GROWTH :6.01%
EIGHTH PLAN	1992-1997	HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	THE PLAN WAS POSTPONED BY TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY AT THE CENTRE.
			WORSENING BALANCE OF PAYMENT POSITION AND INFLATION DURING 1990-91 WERE THE KEY ISSUES DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE PLAN
			THE PLAN UNDERTOOK DRASTIC POLICY MEASURES TO COMBAT THE BAD ECONOMIC SITUATION AND TO UNDERTAKE AN ANNUAL AVERAGE GROWTH OF 5.6 %
			SOME OF THE MAIN ECONOMIC OUTCOMES DURING EIGHTH PLAN PERIOD WERE RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH , HIGH GROWTH OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTOR , AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR , GROWTH IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS , IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE AND CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT.
NINTH PLAN	1997-2002	INCREASE IN GROWTH RATE	IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE CONTEXT OF FOUR IMPORTANT DIMENSIONS: QUALITY OF LIFE , GENERATION OF PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT , REGIONAL BALANCE AND SELF- RELIANCE.
			TARGET GRWOTH : 6.5 % ACTUAL GROWTH :5.35 %
TENTH PLAN	2002-2007	ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND CREATION OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES	8 % AVERAGE GDP GROWTH FOR THE PERIOD
			MORE INVESTOR FRIENDLY FLEXIBLE ECONOMIC REFORMS
			UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
			CREATION OF 50 MILLIN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PLAN PERIOD.
			MOBILIZING AND OPTIMIZING ALL FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
ELEVENTH PLAN	2007-2012	DEVELOPMENT IN PRIMARY FACILITY	ACCELERATE GDP GROWTH FROM 8 5 TO 10 %
			REDUCE DROPOUT RATES  OF CHILDREN FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM 52.2% TO 20 % BY 2012
			CREATE 70 MILLION NEW WORK OPPORTUNITIES
			ENSURE ELECTRICITY  CONNECTION TO ALL VILLAGES
TWELTH PLAN	2012-2017	STABLE DEVELOPMENT	AVERAGE GROWTH RATE HAS BEEN SET AT 8.2 %
			GROWTH RATE HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 8.2 % FROM THE 9 % PROJECTED EARLIER.
			SEEKS TO ACHIEVE 4 % AGRICULTURE SECTOR GROWTH DURING THE PLAN PERIOD
			PLANS TO BRING DOWN THE POVERTY RATIO BY 10 %
			THE OUTLAY ON HEALTH WOULD INCLUDE INCREASED SPENDING IN RELATED AREAS OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION.