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Option 3 : Fifth
The correct answer is Fifth.
- When Morar Ji Desai became the First Janta Prime Minister of India on 24 Mar 1977.
- The fifth plan was terminated by the Janta Government in 1977-78 and they launched their own sixth plan for the period 1978-83 and called it the” rolling plan”.
Fifth Five-Year Plan:
- The period of the fifth five-year plan was 1974 to 1978.
- The Draft of the fifth plan was prepared and launched by D.P. Dhar in the backdrop of an economic crisis arising out of run-away inflation fuelled by a hike in oil prices and the failure of the Government takeover of the wholesale trade in wheat.
- The targeted growth rate was 4.4% but the actual growth achieved was 4.8%
- The main Objectives of the fifth five-year plan are:
- The removal of poverty
- Economic Independence
- List of the Five Year Plans of India:
| Plans | Duration |
| First Five-Year Plan | 1951- 56 |
| Second Five-Year Plan | 1956-61 |
| Third Five-Year Plan | 1961-66 |
| Plan Holidays | 1966-69 |
| Fourth Five-Year Plan | 1969-74 |
| Fifth Five-Year Plan | 1974-78 |
| Rolling Plan | 1978-80 |
| Sixth Five-Year Plan | 1980-85 |
| Seventh five Year Plan | 1985-90 |
| Annual Plans |
1990-91 1991-92 |
| Eight Five Year Plan | 1992-97 |
| Ninth Five-Year Plan | 1997-02 |
| Tenth Five-Year Plan | 2002-07 |
| Eleventh Five-Year Plan | 2007-12 |
| Twelfth Five-Year Plan | 2012-17 |
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