The basic objectives of the successive Five Year plans has been to achieve a significant step up in the rate of growth of the state's economy, optimum utilization of benefits from potential already created, and improving the living condition of the peoples especially of weaker sections.
At the time of initiation of planning in 1951, the state was involved in the problem of integration and so there was a lack of basic statistical data required for the planning the state.
Development of irrigated land has been the main achievement of planned development in Rajasthan.