1960年9月30日,中共中央批发国家计委党组《关于1961年国民经济计划控制数字的报告》,提出要“把农业放在首位,使各项生产、建设事业在发展中得到调整、巩固、充实和提高”,这是第一次提出八字方针。1961年1月,中共八届九中全会决定对整个国民经济实行“调整、巩固、充实和提高 On September 30th, 1960, the CPC Central Committee issued a report on the control statistics of the National Economic Plan of the 1961 Party Committee of the National Planning Commission for Wholesale Products. It proposed to put agriculture first, so that all production and construction businesses can be adjusted and consolidated during development. “Implementation, enrichment and improvement” is the first time the eight-character principle has been proposed. In January 1961, the 9th Plenary Session of the Eighth CPC National Committee decided to “adjust, consolidate, enrich, and improve the entire national economy.