Which one of the following was set as a target of average growth of GDP of India over the plan period 2012-2017 by the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five year Plan?

Option 2 : 8 percent

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e 8 per cent.

• Planning Commission placed the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) before the National Development Council (NDC).
• The theme of the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five Year Plan was “faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth”. 
• The Approach Paper has proposed a target of 8 per cent growth for the Twelfth Plan.
• Health, education and skill development, environment and natural resources, and infrastructure development were the focus areas of the Twelfth Plan.
• Note - Currently, the Planning Commission doesn’t exist. Instead, Niti Aayog works on target based growth and planning for development.

Mistake Points

• 8% was the actual GDP target, but the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Plan, approved by the National Development Council (NDC) in 2011, had set a target of 9 per cent average growth of GDP over the Plan period.
• For more details refer to the official 12th Five-year plan at: https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/plans/planrel/fiveyr/12th/pdf/12fyp_vol1.pdf