20 POINT PROGRAMME

AUG 26,1986 (INDIA)

DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR

• The Twenty Point Programme (TPP) was launched by the Government of India in 1975. The Programme was first revised in 1982 and again in 1986.

• Over the years, the need for restructuring the Programme has been felt in the light of achievements and experiences, • as well as the introduction of

several new policies and programmes by the Government of India.

• The restructured Programme, called Twenty Point Programme – 2006 (TPP-2006), was approved by the Cabinet on 5thOctober, 2006 and operated w.e.f 1.4.2007

   The Twenty Point Programme - has been restructured in conformity with the priorities of the Government as contained in the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations and the SAARC Social Charter.

• This Programme actually is meant to give a thrust to schemes relating to poverty alleviation, employment generation in rural areas, housing,

• education, family welfare & health, protection of environment and many other schemes having a bearing on the quality of life, especially in the rural areas.

• The twenty programme has a creative opportunity for both the political and economic development.• Economic development and politics

are very much intertwined and it is always the latter determines the choice of development model. Hence.

• The success of twenty point programme depends on the political awareness of the party and the people to establish a truly democratic, socialistic and sovereign republic.

• Twenty Point Programme (TPP) – 2006 originally consisted of 20 Points and 66 items being monitored individually by Central Nodal Ministries concerned

• The programmes and schemes under the TPP-2006 are in harmony with the priorities contained in the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP).   

OBJECTIVES

• It renews the nation’s commitment to eradicating poverty, raising productivity, reducing income inequalities and removing social and economic disparities.

• The programme aims at spreading the benefit of the development evenly, with a view to promote socio-economic justice by measuring that the basic requirements in regard to food, clothing and shelter medical care and education are reasonably met.

• Promote socially desirable programme like family planning forestry, development of alternative energy resources.

• Curb antisocial tendencies.

•  The Twenty Point Programme – 2006 consists of 20 points and 66 monitorable items.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) is the nodal Ministry for the following three points :

 GARIBI HATAO (POVERTY ERADICATION)-URBAN AREAS•  

• To deal with urban poverty “Swaranjayanti Sehhari Rojgar Yojana” has been identified.

SUBKE LIYE AWAS (HOUSING FOR ALL) - EWS/LIG Houses in Urban Areas

• To deal with the problem of houses for economically weaker sections and low income groups in urban areas, the items “EWS/LIG Houses in Urban areas” has been included

BASTI SUDHAR (IMPROVEMENT OF SLUMS)

• BASTI SUDHAR (IMPROVEMENT OF SLUMS) -Number of Urban poor families assisted under seven point charter viz. land tenure, housing at affordable cost, water, sanitation, health, education, and social security.

LIST OF 20 POINTS• 1.Attack on rural poverty.• 2.Strategy for rained

agriculture.• 3.Beter use of irrigation water.• 4.Bigger harvest.

• 5.Enforcement of land reforms.• 6.Special programmes for rural

labour.• 7.Clean drinking water.• 8.Health For All.• 9.Two child norm.• 10.Expansion of education

11.Justice for SC/ST.12.Equality for women13.New opportunities for

women.14.Housing for the people.15.Improvement of slums.16.New strategy for forestry.

17. Protection of the environment.

18. Concern for the consumer.19. Energy for the villagers.20. A responsive

administration.

POINTS RELATED TO HEALTH

Points,1,7,8,9,10,14,15 & 17 are directly or indirectly related to health.

LIST OF 20 POINTS-2006• Poverty Eradication• Power to People• Support to Farmers• Labour Welfare• Food Security

• Housing for All• Clean Drinking Water• Health for All• Education for All•Welfare of Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes, Minorities and OBCs

•Women Welfare• Child Welfare• Youth Development• Improvement of Slums• Environment Protection and

Afforestation

• Social Security• Rural Roads• Energisation of Rural Area• Development of backward

Areas• IT Enabled e-Governance

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