Third Five-Year Plan of India

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The Third Five-Year Plan of India was a national economic program (1961–1966) that prioritized self-reliance through rapid industrialization and agricultural expansion, especially via the Green Revolution.

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Label Occurrences
Third Five-Year Plan of India canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
national economic plan ⓘ
affectedBy Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ
Sino-Indian War of 1962 ⓘ
linked to: Sino-Indian War

severe droughts in mid-1960s ⓘ
aimedAt creating employment opportunities ⓘ
raising food grain production ⓘ
reducing dependence on food imports ⓘ
regional balanced development ⓘ
approvedBy Planning Commission of India ⓘ
continuedUnderPrimeMinister Indira Gandhi ⓘ
Lal Bahadur Shastri ⓘ
country India ⓘ
economicContext period of wars and droughts ⓘ
post-Second Five-Year Plan consolidation phase ⓘ
endYear 1966 ⓘ
focusArea agriculture ⓘ
education and health ⓘ
industry ⓘ
power ⓘ
transport and communications ⓘ
followedBy Fourth Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
governanceLevel central government of India ⓘ
includedProgram community development programmes ⓘ
cooperative farming initiatives ⓘ
rural works programmes ⓘ
introducedProgram elements of the Green Revolution in India ⓘ
launchedUnderPrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
ledTo greater emphasis on agricultural self-sufficiency ⓘ
intensification of Green Revolution measures in late 1960s ⓘ
mainObjective economic stability ⓘ
expansion of agriculture ⓘ
rapid industrialization ⓘ
self-reliance ⓘ
planningApproach mixed economy model ⓘ
policyEmphasis expansion of irrigation facilities ⓘ
increased use of fertilizers ⓘ
mechanization of agriculture ⓘ
use of high-yielding variety seeds ⓘ
precededBy Second Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
result continued food shortages ⓘ
increased defense expenditure ⓘ
shortfall in targeted growth rate ⓘ
sectoralPriority basic and heavy industries ⓘ
fertilizer industry ⓘ
machine-building industry ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ
startYear 1961 ⓘ
timePeriod 1961–1966 ⓘ

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Planning Commission of India → notableWork → Third Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
Second Five-Year Plan of India → followedBy → Third Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
Fourth Five-Year Plan of India → follows → Third Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ
Five-Year Plans of India → notablePlan → Third Five-Year Plan of India ⓘ