The Drought Prone Area Programme was initiated during which Five Year Plan?
ANinth
BFourth
CFirst
DSeventh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fourth
1. It aimed to give employment and create assets.
2. It began in the Fourth Plan.
3. Later it stressed irrigation and afforestation.
_Source: syllabus India People and Economy, Chapter 9, Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context._
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