Identify the Five Year Plans when actual growth realization has been higher than the growth target: (i) Fifth Plan (ii) Seventh Plan (iii) Ninth Plan (iv) Tenth Plan Choose the correct code :

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The correct option is 3:

The Five-Year Plans were central to India's economic development strategy, each setting a specific target growth rate for the national economy. Achieving a higher actual growth rate than the set target is a significant indicator of successful planning and policy implementation. Based on historical data, the Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-1979) set a growth target of 4.4% but achieved an actual growth rate of 4.8%. Similarly, the Seventh Five-Year Plan (1985-1990) aimed for 5.0% growth and successfully realized an actual growth rate of 6.0%. These two plans represent periods where economic performance surpassed planning expectations, making the combination of (i) and (ii) the correct choice.

The incorrect option is 1:
Option 1 includes the Ninth Plan (iii). The Ninth Five-Year Plan (1997–2002) had a target growth rate of 7.1% but only achieved an actual growth rate of 5.6%, falling short of its goal.

The incorrect option is 2:
Option 2 includes the Ninth Plan (iii) and the Tenth Plan (iv). The Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002–2007) targeted a growth rate of 8.1% but achieved an actual growth rate of 7.6%, meaning it also failed to surpass its target.

The incorrect option is 4:
Option 4 includes the Ninth Plan (iii) and the Tenth Plan (iv). As explained above, both the Ninth and Tenth Plans failed to meet their respective growth targets, making this combination incorrect.