NGOS IN FIVE YEAR

PLANS IN INDIA
(1951-2007)
Rajesh Timane

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1 Plan: 1951-56
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Acknowledgement of the fact that

public cooperation and opinion
constitute the principal force and
sanction behind planning.

Further, a democracy working for

social ends has to base itself on the
willing assent of the people and not
the coercive power of the State.
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2nd Plan: 1956-61

In national extension and community

project areas, local development
works, shramdan, social welfare
extension projects and in the work of
voluntary organisations, there has
always been willingness and
enthusiasm on the part of the people
to contribute as labour.
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3rd Plan: 1961-66
Properly organized voluntary effort may
go towards augmenting the facilities
available to the community for helping
the weakest to a somewhat better life.

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4th & 5th Plan: 1969-74 & 1974-
78
The thrust on public cooperation and
involvement of people’s organization
was lost due to recession.

During this period investment was

focused especially in intensive
agricultural programmes.

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6th Plan: 1980-85
The idea of participation of people’s
organizations was again recognized and
it was stated that the country is dotted
with numerous examples of highly
successful voluntary action.

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7th Plan: 1985-90
It was declared that serious efforts would
be made to involve NGOs in various
development programmes to supplement
the government efforts to the rural
people.

A criteria was identified for identifying

voluntary agencies for enlisting help in
relation to the rural development
programmes

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8th Plan: 1992-97
The focus of attention was on developing
multiple institutional options for
improving the delivery systems by using
vast potential of voluntary sector.

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9th Plan: 1997-2002
“Promoting and developing people’s
participatory bodies like Panchayati-Raj
Institutions, Cooperatives and Self-Help
Groups” was one of the objectives of the
Ninth Plan

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10th Plan: 2002-07
In view of the continued importance of
public action in development process,
increasing the efficiency of public
interventions must also take high
priority”.
Also, to recognize voluntary sector by
putting greater decentralization to PRIs
and other ‘people’s organizations’.

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On the website of Planning Commission, now we

have information on about 13,000 NGOs / NGOs
who have received grants from different
Departments / Ministries.

In addition, information on about 1,000 NGOs

perceived by various bilateral, multilateral,
intermediary and governmental agencies as
good / valid NGOs is also available.

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