This document discusses India's 12 Five Year Plans from 1951 to 2017. It outlines the key focuses and achievements of each plan, including agricultural development in the first plan, industrial development in the second, and increasing self-sufficiency in the third. Later plans emphasized reducing poverty, increasing employment, boosting the economy through reforms like liberalization, and ensuring inclusive growth. While planning helped increase incomes, infrastructure, and social development, it did not fully alleviate poverty or reduce inequalities as intended. Overall, Five Year Plans played an important role in shaping India's post-independence development policies and programs.