Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012 - 2017): Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The Five Year Plans (FYPs) provide the overall direction and basic framework for country policies, programmes and schemes in India. These Five Year Plans are implemented through Annual Plans (APs).The Twelfth Five-Year Plan is centralized and integrated national economic program. The broad vision and aspirations which the Twelfth Plan seeks to fulfil are reflected in the subtitle: 'Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth '. The plan recognises a need for adopting a low carbon strategy for inclusive growth in order to improve the sustainability of its growth process, while carbon mitigation will be an important co-benefit. It has been highlighted that any such strategy of India must ensure that the focus is not just on low carbon development, but on increasing productivity that effectively lowers the use of fossil fuels. In this regard the Plan aims to:Reduce emission intensity of GDP in line with the target of 20 per cent to 25 per cent reduction over 2005 levels by 2020;Add 30,000 MW of renewable energy capacity during 2012-2017.Moreover, an Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth was appointed by the Planning Commission. It has submitted its interim report, which outlines the low carbon strategy for major carbon emitting sectors, namely, Power, Transport, Industry, Buildings and Forestry. The Expert Group has identified twelve focus areas for the Twelfth Plan:1) Advanced Coal Technologies2) National Wind Energy Mission3) National Solar Mission4) Technology Improvement in Iron and Steel Industry5) Technology Improvement in Cement Industry6) Energy Efficiency Programmes in the Industry7) Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Programme8) Improving the Efficiency of Freight Transport9) Better Urban Public and Non-motorized Transport10) Lighting, Labelling and Super-efficient Equipment11) Programme12) Faster Adoption of Green Building Codes13) Improving the Stock of Forest and Tree Cover
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