Identify correct statements regarding Drought Prone Area Programme.
(A) Creation of productive assets was not the objective.
(B) This programme was initiated during the Fourth Five Year Plan.
(C) This programme laid emphasis on the construction of labour-intensive civil works.
(D) It emphasised grassland development and creation of basic rural infrastructure.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) Creation of productive assets was not the objective. Incorrect. Creating productive assets was one of its two objectives, along with employment.
(B) This programme was initiated during the Fourth Five Year Plan. Correct. The Drought Prone Area Programme began during the Fourth Five Year Plan.
(C) This programme laid emphasis on the construction of labour-intensive civil works. Correct. In its first phase, the programme laid emphasis on labour-intensive civil works, which gave jobs to many people.
(D) It emphasised grassland development and creation of basic rural infrastructure. Correct. Later on, it turned to irrigation projects, land development, afforestation, grassland development and basic rural infrastructure such as electricity, roads, markets, credit and services.
NCERT (2025-26): “Drought Prone Area Programme This programme was initiated during the Fourth Five Year Plan with the objectives of providing employment to the people in drought-prone areas and creating productive assets. Initially, this programme laid emphasis on the construction of labour-intensive civil works. But later on, it emphasised on irrigation projects, land development programmes, afforestation, grassland development and creation of basic rural infrastructure, such as electricity, roads, market, credit and services.…” |