Second Five-Year Plan Programme for 1957-58 Madras State

Abstract

The First Five-year Plan gave importance to agricultural programmes. The increase in agricultural production during the First Plan was mainly aimed at meeting the deficit of food and was designed to make the country self-sufficient in food. More than any other factor, the increase in agricultural production which took place during the First Five-year Plan period helped to control inflation and stabilize the economy of the country and to prepare the way for a higher rate of development which is being attempted during the Second Five-year Plan period.