5th Five year plan (panch warsiye yojna)

Minimum Needs Programme (India) was introduced during the 5th Five year plan to provide the basic needs of people so as to improve their living standards
• Components: 
o Rural health
o Water supply
o Rural electrification
o Nutrition
o Elementary education
o Adult education
o Improving status of urban slums
o Houses for landless workers
• Principles:
o It should first be implemented in areas which deserves it the most
o All the aspects of the program should be implemented as a package deal with intersectoral coordination