12th Five Year Plan 2012-17 Targets

12th Five Year Plan 2012-17 as per the draft document released by the Planning Commission aims at a growth rate of 8%. This is the revised rate when compared to the initial approach paper. Other targets of the Twelfth Five Year Plan in different sectors are listed below.

Vision of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17)

Twelfth Five Year Plan focuses on Growth – Growth which is

Faster
Inclusive
Sustainable

25 Core Monitorable Targets of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17)

Economic Growth

Real GDP growth at 8%.
Agriculture growth at 4%.
Manufacturing growth at 10%.
Every state must attain higher growth rate than the rate achieved during 11th plan.

Poverty and Employment

Poverty rate to be reduced by 10% than the rate at the end of 11th plan.
5 Crore new work opportunities and skill certifications in non-farm sector.

Education

Mean years of schooling to increase to 7 years.
20 lakh seats for each age bracket in higher education.
End gender gap and social gap in school enrollment.

Health

Reduce : IMR to 25; MMR to 1. Increase Child Sex Ratio to 950.
Reduce Total Fertility Rate to 2.1
Reduce under nutrition of children in age group 0-3 to half of NFHS-3 levels.

Infrastructure

Investment in Infrastructure at 9% of GDP
Gross Irrigated Area 103 million hectare (from 90 million hectare)
Electricity to all villages; Reduce AT&C losses by 20%.
Connect Villages with All Weather Roads
National and State high ways to a minimum of 2 lane standard.
Complete Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors.
Rural Tele-Density to 70%.
40 Litres Per Capita Per Day Drinking Water to 50% of rural population; Nirmal Gram Status to 50% of all Gram Panchayats.