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Q36
(CDS-I/2004)
Economy › Growth, Development, Poverty & Employment › Economic planning India
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Which or the following was a special feature of the Sixth Five-Year Plan?
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Correct:
B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2: Area Planning approach.
The Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980-85) marked a significant shift in Indian planning by prioritizing the Area Planning approach over traditional sectoral models. This strategy aimed to address regional imbalances by focusing on specific geographical units to ensure that growth was not confined to urban centers but reached underdeveloped pockets.
- Why Option 2 is correct: The plan introduced the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), which utilized the block-level area planning strategy to alleviate poverty and generate employment at the grassroots level.
- Why others are incorrect:
- Sectoral Planning was the primary focus of earlier plans (like the Harrod-Domar or Mahalanobis models).
- Planning for the top (Top-down) was the general trend of initial plans, whereas the Sixth Plan moved toward local targeting.
- Decentralisation became a more formal feature later, particularly after the 73rd and 74th Amendments during the Eighth Plan.
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