Third Plan

The Plan period was 1961–65. The Plan specifically incorporated the development of agriculture67 as one of the objectives of planning in India besides, for the first times, considering the aim of balanced, regional development.

Enough misfortunes awaited this plan—two wars, one with China in 1961–

62 and the other with Pakistan in 1965–66 along the Gujarat border and a severe drought-led famine in 1965–66 had to be faced. Due to heavy drain and diversion of funds, this plan utterly failed to meet its targets.