Question

Which of the following statements are related to the Ninth Five Year Plan?

1. Known as the People's Plan.

2. The target growth rate was 6.5 percent.

3. The achieved growth rate was 7.2 percent.

4. The Kargil War took place during this plan.

• A. 1,2,4
• B. 2,3,4
• C. 1,2,3,4
• D. 1,3,4

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1,2,4

• The Ninth Five Year Plan was the five-year plan that ran from 1997 to 2002.

• This plan, which was launched on the fiftieth anniversary of independence, is also known as the People's Plan.

• Although the Ninth Five Year Plan targeted a growth rate of 6.5 percent, it achieved only 5.4 percent.

• The Kargil War of 1999 took place during this Five Year Plan period.