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The period of 12th Five Year Plan was:1. 2007-20122. 2002-20073. 1997-20024. 2012-2017

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2012-2017

The correct answer is 2012-2017.

  • 12th Five Year Plan of the Government of India (2012–17) was India's last Five Year Plan.

  • Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) was launched with the objective of faster, sustainable, and more inclusive growth.
    • The broad vision and aspirations which the Twelfth Plan seeks to fulfill are reflected in the subtitle: ‘Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth’.
    • It aimed to increase the GDP at a faster pace such that each stratum of the society is a part of and contributed to the growth and hence foster an environment of inclusive growth that is sustainable.
    • Twelfth Plan had set a target of 8 percent growth over the five-year period 2012-13 to 2016-17.
    • Inclusiveness is to be achieved through poverty reduction, promoting group equality and regional balance, reducing inequality, empowering people etc whereas sustainability includes ensuring environmental sustainability, development of human capital through improved health, education, skill development, nutrition, information technology etc and development of institutional capabilities, infrastructure like power telecommunication, roads, transport etc.


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