SIXTH 5-YEAR PLAN OF

PAKISTAN (1983-1988)
CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
NEED FOR 6th PLAN
SIZE OF PLAN
EXPLANATION
OBJECTIVES
TARGETS
PERFORMANCE
CONCLUSION
REFRENCES

Presented By
Malik Rashed Abrar
Rafiullah
Amir khan
M. Suleman
Aimal Iqbal

PAKISTAN

Series of centralized economic plans

ECC
Civil
Bureaucracy

MOF

Plan

Sixth 5-year plan (1983-88)

The Sixth Five-Year Plan (1983-88)
represented a significant shift toward the
private sector.
It was designed to tackle some of the major
problems of the economy;

low investment and savings ratios

low agricultural productivity
heavy reliance on imported energy
low spending on health and education.

Lack of
investment in
private
industrialization.

Expenditure
uncontrol

To enhance
foreign
assistance

Size of the plan

The plan aimed at a financial cost of Rs. 495
billion which was more than double the amount
of Fifth Five Year Plan.
Rs. 295 billion were decided to spend in the
public sector
Rs. 200 billion were decided to spend in private
sector.

Plan Targets
GDP by 6.5% p.a.
Per capita income by Rs. 900
Agriculture production by 5% p.a.
Industrial production by 9% p.a.
To provide jobs to 4 million people during the Plan
period.
To provide facilities of electricity to 88% of the
village population.
Increase exports from $ 2.43 billion to $ 4.91
billion by the end of the Plan.

Explanation
The plan was formulated to support the
foreign assistance program
Aim of this plan was rapid and equitable
development of country
To help poor from their poverty and help
them to earn the necessities of life.
To develop human recourse.

Cont
Rate of net borrowing and net real foreign
saving was expected to decline (because
of the domestic saving).

 GDP rate grown to 6.6% as compared to

targeted 6.5%.
Per capita income increases from 820 to 935.
Agriculture sector grown to 3.9%.
Exports increased to 11% p.a.
Inflation rate reduced from 8.8% to 6%.

 Excessive reliance on domestic borrowings to

balance the budget.
Allocation to sectors were not fair.
Absence of concrete plan for expenditure
control.

References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-Year_Plans_of_Pakistan
Sixth
Five Year Plan (1983-88) Notes - MA Economics part 1
http://
www.friendsmania.net/forum/ma-economics-notes-assi
gnments/58383.htm#ixzz3KZAJgGpL
http://
www.awamipolitics.com/pakistan-sixth-five-year-plan-19
83-88-4669.html