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Promotional efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) have become the important point of competition among developed and developing countries. This competition is also maintained when countries are adopting...

    Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Bay of Bengal initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic co-operation' (BIMST-EC) comprising Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal...

Like all other Five Year Plans made so far, the 9th Five Year Plan (1997-2002) is formulated, executed and supervised by the Planning Commission. In the Ninth Five Year...

The 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007) targets at a GDP growth rate of 8% per annum.Taking note of the inabilities of the earlier Five Years Plans, especially that of...

   India's 1st and 2nd five year plans paved the way for the 3rd five year plan, the term of this plan being from the year 1961 to 1966....

8th Five Year Plan commenced on 1992 and carried on till 1997. The basic objective of this period was the modernization of industrial sector. This plan focused on technical...

With India's five year plans the country has attained a more or less stable economic setup down the years. The 1st five year plan ended in the year 1956....

  6th Five Year Plan is also referred to as the Janata Government Plan and it was revolutionary since it marked a change from the Nehruvian model of Five...

India's development in every sector takes place through the five year plans which are laid out by the Planning Commission. They not only lay out the plans but also...

For the smooth functioning of any economy, planning plays an important role. The Planning Commission has been entrusted with the responsibility of the creation, development and execution of India's...