Multiple choice

Integrated rural development program on developmental block level was started in India in:

  1. 1071

  2. 1976

  3. 1980

  4. 1981
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was launched at the block level in India in 1981-82. This program aimed to alleviate poverty by providing income-generating assets and employment opportunities to rural poor families below the poverty line. It was one of the major anti-poverty programs of the Sixth Five Year Plan period.

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