While the production plan was the major benchmark, employees and work collectives were supposed to put forth "socialist self-obligations" and even "enhanced socialist self-obligations" (повышенные соцобязательства) beyond the plan.
Nors gamybiniai planai buvo laikomi pagrindiniu rodikliu, darbuotojai ir darbo kolektyvai turėjo prisiimti „socialistinius įsipareigojimus“ ar net „padidintus socialistinius įsipareigojimus“ (повышенные соцобязательства) viršijančius planą.