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Minimum Needs Programme (India)

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The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) was introduced in the first year of the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974–78), to provide certain basic minimum needs and improve the living standards of people. It aims at "social and economic development of the community, particularly the underprivileged and unde[r]served population".

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Components

The programme includes the following components:

  • Rural health
  • Rural water supply
  • Rural electrification
  • Elementary education
  • Adult education
  • Nutrition
  • Environmental improvement of urban slums
  • Houses for landless labourers

    • Principles

    Two basic principles are observed during the implementation of Minimum Needs Programme:

  • the facilities under MNP are to be first provided in those areas which are at present undeserved so as to remove disparities among different areas
  • the facilities under MNP should be provided as a package to an area through intersectorial area projects to have a greater impact.

    • Rural health

    The objectives to be achieved by the end of the Eighth Five Year Plan are:

  • One peripheral health centre for 30,000 population in plains and 20,000 population in tribal and hilly areas
  • one sub-centre for a population of 5000 people in the plains and for 3000 in tribal and hilly areas
  • one community health centre for a population of 100,000

    • The establishment of peripheral health centres, their up gradation also come under MNP.

    Nutrition

  • to extend support of nutrition to 11 million eligible persons
  • to consolidate mid-day meal program and link it to health, potable water and sanitation.

    • References

    Minimum Needs Programme (India) Wikipedia
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