The 12th Plan sets the vision for the next five years of growth. It is a document which advises the Government (Centre and State) on initiatives which will improve all walks of life. From education to environment and from water to space, you name it we have it in the Plan.
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The overall objective of the government is to improve the standard of living of the people. For that the twelfth plan aspires for ‘Faster, sustainable and More Inclusive Growth’.
GDP growth in itself is essential for a broad based improvement in the socio-economic conditions of our people. GDP growth produces a larger expansion in total income and production which, if the growth process is sufficiently inclusive, will directly raise living standards of a large section of our people by providing them with employment and other income enhancing activities.
According to 2011 census, the country’s rural population is almost 83.25 crore (68.8% of total population). There has been wide consensus that the rural development should be inclusive and sustainable in order to alleviate the poverty. The tentative Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for the Ministry of Rural Development for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) is Rs. 44,3261 crore (against the Rs. 29,1682 crores of Eleventh Plan period) which includes the major programs.
Health should be viewed as not merely the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. The determinants of good health are: access to various types of health services, and an individual’s lifestyle choices, personal, family and social relationships. The latter are outside the scope of this sector. The focus of the 12th Plan for Health is on the strategy to deliver preventive, curative and public health services. Other sectors that impact good health of the citizens such as clean drinking water, sanitation, etc. are dealt with elsewhere in the 12th Plan.
Health should be viewed as not merely the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. The determinants of good health are: access to various types of health services, and an individual’s lifestyle choices, personal, family and social relationships. The latter are outside the scope of this sector. The focus of the 12th Plan for Health is on the strategy to deliver preventive, curative and public health services. Other sectors that impact good health of the citizens such as clean drinking water, sanitation, etc. are dealt with elsewhere in the 12th Plan.
India is the fourth largest consumer of energy in the world after USA, China and Russia but it is not endowed with abundant energy resources. Efficient and reliable energy supply is critical for economic growth. The availability of conventional energy sources is limited and may not be sufficient in the long run to sustain the process of economic development. With the increasing share of fossil fuels in the energy supply/use, the share of imported energy may go up further. The challenge is to ensure adequate supply of energy at the least possible cost.
India is on the threshold of a demographic dividend - a dividend that is waiting to be reaped. For this dividend to be meaningful however, education, the basic right to which is now guaranteed by the constitution of India, needs to be supplemented with a skill development strategy that can ensure gainful employment.
Presently, 31 per cent of India’s population is living in urban areas, which rose by 3.35 per cent between 2001 and 2011 and 2.10 per cent between 1991 and 2001. By next 20 years, this population is projected to rise by over 200 million bringing up challenges related to land-use and expanding infrastructure development to new cities and metropolises. With India’s burgeoning population, the issue of increasing urban poor and providing basic amenities like sanitation, water supply, affordable housing and public transport remains a huge challenge in urban areas.
Opening Ceremony of first ever Hackathon on the 12th Five Year Plan on 6th April 2013 |
