Chapter 1: Objectives and Challenges 1 o A Vision for the 11th Plan 1 o Strengths of the Economy 3 o Some Major Challenges 5 o Disparities and Divides 8 Chapter 2: Growth potential in the 11th Plan 11 oMacroeconomic Projections 11 o Sectoral Growth Rates 13 o The External Environment 14 o Financing Development 16 o Growth Target for the 11th Plan 17 Chapter 3: Sectoral Policies for the 11th Plan 20 o Accelerating Agricultural Growth 20 Industrial Growth 30 oThe Services Sector 37 o Infrastructure Development 40 o Energy 49 o Environmental Sustainability 53 Chapter 4: Strategic Initiatives for Inclusive Development 56 o Child Nurture: Starting Right 56 o Empowerment through Education 57 o A Comprehensive Strategy for Better Health 66 Chapter 5: Bridging Divides: Including the Excluded 71 o Growth and Poverty 71 o Employment 72 o Gender Equity 81 o Rural Urban Divide 82 o Balanced Regional Development 83 o Bringing on Par: SCs, STs, Minorities and other left behind 85 o Special Attention to Vulnerable Groups 86 Chapter 6: Public Sector Plan: An Enabling Environment 87 o Financing the Public Sector Plan 87 o Relative Roles of the Centre and the States 90 o Decentralization in Planning 92 o Monitoring Outcomes instead of Outlays 94 Chapter 7: Conclusions 97 o Objectives and Targets 97 o Policies for Faster and More Inclusive Growth 100 o Investment Requirements 100 o Public Investment and the Plan Size 101 o Policies Towards Agriculture 101 o Promoting Access to Health and Education 101 o Developing Infrastructure 102 Rural Infrastructure 102 Special Focus on weaker Sections 102