The Eighth Five Year Plan is different from the earliest ones.

The critical difference lies in the fact that:

(a) it has a considerably larger outlay compared to the earlier plans

(b) it has a major thrust on agricultural and rural development

(c) considerable emphasis is placed on infrastructure growth

(d) industrial licensing has been abolished

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(a) Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97) had a bigger outlay with energy being given 26.6% of total outlay to a cheque a targeted growth rate of 6.78% per annum.

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