When was the National Horticulture Mission launched by the Government of India? (RJ Supervisor 2012)

✅Explanation: The National Horticulture Mission (NHM) was launched in 2005-2006 in the 10th five-year plan to promote the integrated development of horticulture in India.

🔑Key Points:
-In this scheme, the Government of India contributed 85%, while the remaining 15% was given by the State Governments.
-It has been subsumed as a part of Mission for Integration Development of Horticulture (MIDH) during 2014-15.

🔴Additional information::

• Five Years Plan:
-The Indian economy has been focused on the concept of economic planning since 1947.
-This has been actually implemented through the Five-Year Plans, which planned, executed, developed, and monitored by the Planning Commission.
-The 1st five years plan started in 1951 in the parliament by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
-This plan promotes and implements the idea of a closed economy that was self-reliant and was invented and developed by Harrod Domar.

• Five-Year Plans with Respective Features:
-9th Five-Year Plan (1997-2002)
-Target Growth: 6.5%
-Actual Growth: 5.4%

✏️🔑Key Points::
-Focused on "Growth in terms of Social Justice & Equality."
-Relied on the private sector for economic expansion.
-First time thinking about Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India.
-Priority given to agriculture, rural development, education, and health infrastructure.
-10th Five-Year Plan (2002-2007)
-Target Growth: 8%
-Actual Growth: 7.6%

✏️🔑Key Points::
-Highest growth rate (8%) among all plans at the time.
-Aimed at reducing gender gaps in literacy and wage rates.
-Focused on improving literacy and agriculture.
-Ensured access to potable drinking water.
-11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012)
-Target Growth: 9%
-Actual Growth: 8%

✏️🔑Key Points::
-Rapid economic growth to reduce poverty.
-Emphasized creating employment opportunities.
-Provided access to health and education for the poor.
-Prioritized environmental sustainability.
-12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017)
-Target Growth: 6.2%
-Actual Growth: 5%

✏️🔑Key Points::
-Economic slowdown compared to the previous plan.
-Focused on "Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth."
-Aimed at poverty reduction and human capital development through improved health, education, and nutrition.
-Promoted infrastructure development, particularly in roads and transport.