CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In November 1967 civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) met and decided to launch a Poor People’s Campaign to highlight and find solutions to many of the problems facing the country’s poor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Giriraj Singh. Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh launched People’s Plan Campaign-2021-Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas and Vibrant Gram Sabha Dashboard on 30 September 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival is an American anti-poverty campaign led by William Barber II and Liz Theoharis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Background: Ministry of Panchayati Raj organises People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) every year (Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas) from 2nd October to 31st December. This year also PPC–2022 was launched on 2nd October, 2022 to prepare District/ Block/ Gram Panchayat Development Plans for the year 2023–2024.

Detailed explanation-5: -Martin Luther King announced the Poor People’s Campaign at a staff retreat for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in November 1967.