Indian Six Year Plan (1938-1944)

Divine Plan

Shoghi Effendi

First Epoch (1937-1963)

1st Seven Year Plan (1937-1944) Indian Six Year Plan (1938-1944) British Six Year Plan (1944-1950) 2nd Seven Year Plan (1946-1953) Indian 4½ Year Plan (1946-1950) Persian 45 Month Plan (1946-1950) Persian Women's Four Year Plan (1946-1950) Australian Six Year Plan (1947-1953) Canadian Five Year Plan (1948-1953) Egyptian Five Year Plan (1948-1953) German Five Year Plan (1948-1953) African Campaign (1950-1953) Iraqi Three Year Plan (1950-1953) British Two Year Plan (1951-1953) Indian Nineteen Month Plan (1951-1953) South American Two Year Plan (1951-1953) Central American One Year Plan (1952-1953) Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963) Northeast Asian Six Year Plan (1957-1963)

Universal House of Justice

Second Epoch (1964-2021)

Nine Year Plan (1964-1973) Five Year Plan (1974-1979) Seven Year Plan (1979-1986) Six Year Plan (1986-1992) Three Year Plan (1993-1996) Four Year Plan (1996-2000) Twelve Month Plan (2000-2001) Five Year Plan (2001-2006) Five Year Plan (2006-2011) Five Year Plan (2011-2016) Five Year Plan (2016-2021)

Third Epoch (2021-)

Twelve Month Plan (2021-2022) Nine Year Plan (2022-2031)

The Indian Six Year Plan (1938-1944) was adopted by the National Spiritual Assembly of India, Pakistan and Burma on its own initiative in order to promote the expansion of the Faith. Although it was not initiated by Shoghi Effendi, the plan received his commendation and encouragement.

History

At the 1937 Bahá’í National Convention for India held in Karachi it was suggested that the community pursue a national plan similar to the Seven Year Plan Shoghi Effendi had given to the American Bahá’í community and the National Spiritual Assembly decided to begin a Six Year Plan commencing from 1938. No action was taken in pursuit of the Plan due to a lack of funds until 1940 when Shoghi Effendi created a teaching fund to finance the Plan encouraging the Bahá’ís of India and Burma to contribute to it.

The Plan focused on teaching a large segment of the population with Bahá’ís pioneering to new localities and a focus being given to teaching different social classes. As of 1941 Local Spiritual Assemblies had been formed in Hyderabad, Kotah, and Bangalore, in 1942 three more Assemblies were formed, in 1943 eight Assemblies were formed, and in 1944 sixteen were established.

The success of the Plan prompted the Indian community to launch another Plan in 1946.