There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion: The policy towards poverty alleviation in India has evolved in a progressive manner, over the last seven decades and it has undergone radical transformation.
Reasoning: Efforts at poverty alleviation have borne fruit in that for the first time since independence, the percentage of absolute poor in some states is now well below the national average.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Assertion: The policy towards poverty alleviation in India has evolved in a progressive manner, over the last seven decades and it has undergone radical transformation. This is false. Though the policy towards poverty alleviation has evolved in a progressive manner, over the last seven decades, it has not undergone any radical transformation. We can find change in nomenclature, integration or mutations of programmes. However, none resulted in any radical change in the ownership of assets, process of production and improvement of basic amenities to the needy.
Reasoning: Efforts at poverty alleviation have borne fruit in that for the first time since independence, the percentage of absolute poor in some states is now well below the national average. This is true.