FIVE YEAR PLAN

PRESENTED BY:
Ms sapana Gurung
IV year b.sc.nursing
Acharya college of nursing

INTRODUCTION
When is an independence day celebrated in india?
What is a planning commission and when was it
started?
What is a five year plan?
What is a plan?
What are the objectives of five year plan in
general health sector?

FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN(1951-1956)

Aims
to fight against diseases,
malnutrition & unhealthy
environment.
Health services for rural
population & for mothers &
children.

Priorities
Safe water
Malaria control
Rural population health
Education
Family planning
Population control

THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS (FFYP)

B.C.G vaccination programme(1951)
A pilot project of community development(1952)
PHCs setup in rural areas(1952)
ANM training(1952)
Community development programme extended to national
level(1953)
The national malaria control , leprosy control& family planning
programme(1953)
The national water supply & sanitation programme(1954)
Prevention of food adulteration act was enacted(1954)
Nursing services & facilities, national filaria control programme,
leprosy teaching &research , change in hindu marriage act(1955).

THE SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN(1956-1961)

AIM
To expand the existing health
services to bring them within
the reach of all people.

PRIORITIES
Control of communicable
diseases
Water supply & sanitation
Family planning
Insitutional facilities for both
rural & urban population.

THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

Director, family planning was appointed at the
centre(1956)
The demographic training & research centre(Mumbai
1956, delhi kolkotta & madras 1957)
National malaria control programme converted to national
eradication programme(1958)
National institute of TB (blore 1959)
The school health committee was appointed by the
ministry of health(1960)
A national nutrition advisory committee was formed(1960)

THE THIRD FIVE YEAR PLAN(1961-1966)

AIM
To remove the problems
observed at the end of SYP
Focusing in rural areas

PRIORITIES
safe water in rural, sanitation &
drainage in urban
Eradication of communicable
diseases
Family planning
Development of manpower

THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

The mudaliar committee report was submitted & published.(1961)
Facilities for higher qualification & specialized courses(1961)
Provision of ambulance service for emergency medical care(1961)
The school health programme was started (1962)
A drinking water board was established(1963)
A committee was setup to study legislation of abortion (1964)
B.C.G vaccination without tuberculin test(1965)
Postpartum family planning programme was started(1966)
The central council of health recommended compulsory payment by
pts(67)

FOURTH YEAR PLAN(1969-1974)

AIMS
To strengthen PHC network
in the rural areas

PRIORITIES
Family planning
programme
Strengthening of P.H.Cs,
subdivisonal & district
hospitals
Intensification of control
programmes

THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

The central births & deaths registration act (1969)
& came into force (1970)
The family pension scheme introduced(1971)
The MTP act (1969) passed away by the
parliament(1971), implemented(72)
The population council of india was setup (1970)
A committee was setup to draft legislation on air
pollution(1971)

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