Sixth Five Year Plan 1980-85 Draft Proposals From Government of Sikkim

Abstract

The process of planned economic development in Sikkim was initiated in 1954 when a Seven year plan from 1954 to 1961 was formulated with the help of a technical team of the Planning Commission. This was followed by three-Five year plans namely the plans for 1961-66, 1966-71 and 1971-76. Sikkim became a part of the Indian Union in May, 1975 when the Fourth plan was drawing to a close. the Fifth plan thus started from 1-4-1976. It was expected to terminate in the year 1979 and consequently the plan would have been only of a three year duration. However, the Fifth plan had to undergo the changes in its duration in accordance with the changes effected in the rest of the country when the plan was terminated in 1978 and the rolling plan from 1978 to 83 was formulated. This has now again been modified and consequently the plan from 1976-77 to 1979-80 is deemed to be the Fifth plan which would thus have a duration of four years for the state.