How did the concept of 'Inclusive Growth' in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12) differ from its conceptualization in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-17)?

Options:

  • A: The 11th Plan focused purely on GDP growth, while the 12th Plan introduced the concept of inclusive growth for the first time.
  • B: The 11th Plan focused on environmental sustainability, while the 12th Plan focused exclusively on poverty reduction.
  • C: The 11th Plan targeted 'faster and more inclusive growth', whereas the 12th Plan explicitly integrated 'sustainability' as an inseparable component of inclusive growth.
  • D: The 11th Plan was market-driven, while the 12th Plan reverted to state-controlled command planning.

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