Multiple choice

A serious effort to tackle the problem of poverty began with the

  1. Second Plan

  2. Fourth Plan

  3. Sixth Plan

  4. Fifth Plan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74) explicitly adopted poverty alleviation as a primary objective for the first time in India's planning history. It introduced programs like the Rural Works Programme and focused on redistributive policies. Earlier plans prioritized industrialization and agriculture over direct poverty intervention.

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