Draft Approach Paper for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) and Strategy Challenges

Approach Paper 


Planning commission of India Appraoch Paper (12th - 2012)



Strategy Challenges 

• Enhancing the Capacity for Growth

• Enhancing Skills and Faster Generation of Employment

• Managing the Environment

• Markets for Efficiency and Inclusion      (Open, integrated, and well-regulated markets for land, labor, and capital and for goods and services are essential for growth, inclusion, and sustainability. We have many sectors were markets are non-existent or incomplete, especially those which are dominated by public provisioning. How do we create or improve markets in all sectors?)

• Decentralisation, Empowerment and Information     (Greater and more informed participation of all citizens in decision-making, enforcing accountability, exercising their rights and entitlements; and determining the course of their lives is central to faster growth, inclusion, and sustainability. How can we best promote the capabilities of all Indians, especially the most disadvantaged, to achieve this end?)

• Technology and Innovation

• Securing the Energy Future for India

• Accelerated Development of Transport Infrastructure

• Rural Transformation and Sustained Growth of Agriculture    (Rural India suffers from poor infrastructure and inadequate amenities. Low agricultural growth perpetuates food and nutritional insecurities, which also reduces rural incomes. How can we encourage and support our villages in improving their living and livelihood conditions in innovative ways?)

• Managing Urbanization

• Improved Access to Quality Education   (Educational and training facilities have been increasing rapidly. However, access, affordability, and quality remain serious concerns. Employability is also an issue. How can we improve the quality and the utility of our education, while ensuring equity and affordability? )

• Better Preventive and Curative Health Care   (India's health indicators are not improving as fast as other socio-economic indicators. Good healthcare is perceived to be either unavailable or unaffordable. How can we improve healthcare conditions, both curative and preventive, especially relating to women and children?)

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