<P> The first Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru presented the First Five - Year Plan to the Parliament of India and needed urgent attention . The First Five - year Plan was launched in 1951 which mainly focused in development of the primary sector . The First Five - Year Plan was based on the Harrod--Domar model with few modifications . </P> <P> The total planned budget of Rs. 2069 crore (2378 crore later) was allocated to seven broad areas: irrigation and energy (27.2%), agriculture and community development (17.4%), transport and communications (24%), industry (8.4%), social services (16.64%), land rehabilitation (4.1%), and for other sectors and services (2.5%). The most important feature of this phase was active role of state in all economic sectors . Such a role was justified at that time because immediately after independence, India was facing basic problems--deficiency of capital and low capacity to save . </P> <P> The target growth rate was 2.1% annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth; the achieved growth rate was 3.6% the net domestic product went up by 15% . The monsoon was good and there were relatively high crop yields, boosting exchange reserves and the per capita income, which increased by 8% . National income increased more than the per capita income due to rapid population growth . Many irrigation projects were initiated during this period, including the Bhakra, Hirakud and Damodar Valley dams . The World Health Organization (WHO), with the Indian government, addressed children's health and reduced infant mortality, indirectly contributing to population growth . </P> <P> At the end of the plan period in 1956, five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) were started as major technical institutions . The University Grants Commission (UGC) was set up to take care of funding and take measures to strengthen the higher education in the country . Contracts were signed to start five steel plants, which came into existence in the middle of the Second Five - Year Plan . The plan was quasi successful for the government . </P>

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