GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN ECONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time?
A
Fourth
B
Fifth
C
Sixth
D
Seventh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Fifth Five-Year Plan laid stress on employment, poverty alleviation (Garibi Hatao), and justice.

Detailed explanation-2: -INDIA’S FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN covered the period from April 1951 through March 1956; the Second Five Year Plan covers the period from April 1956 through March 1961. The main objectives of planning in India are, broadly, to double real national income in less than 20 years and to double the per capita income in 25 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Fifth Five-Year Plan laid stress on employment, poverty alleviation (Garibi Hatao), and justice.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the main objectives of the Fifth Five-Year Plan was to eradicate poverty and attain self-reliance. For this goal, the government under Indira Gandhi came up with the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’, which means ‘remove poverty’.

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