In which Five-year Plan, the Drought Prone Area Programme was initiated to provide employment for people in drought-prone areas and create productive assets?
In which Five-year Plan, the Drought Prone Area Programme was initiated to provide employment for people in drought-prone areas and create productive assets?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
The Drought Prone Area Programme was launched during the Fourth Five-Year Plan, which ran from 1969 to 1974.
It aimed to generate employment in drought-prone regions and to create productive assets such as soil and water conservation works.
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