An example of a target group programme is ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Marginal Farmers Development Agency
To reduce regional and social gaps, the Planning Commission brought in two approaches. A target area programme develops one area. A target group programme helps one group of people.
Option (1) Hill Area Development Programme — Incorrect. It develops the hill areas, so it is a target area programme.
Option (2) Marginal Farmers Development Agency — Correct. It works for one group of people, the marginal farmers, so it is a target group programme, like the Small Farmers Development Agency.
Option (3) Command Area Development Programme — Incorrect. It is a target area programme.
Option (4) Desert Development Programme — Incorrect. It develops desert areas. It is also a target area programme.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 20-06-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “Target Area Planning … In order to arrest the accentuation of regional and social disparties, the Planning Commission introduced the ‘target area’ and target group approaches to planning. Some of the examples of programmes directed towards the development of target areas are Command Area Development Programme, Drought Prone Area Development Programme, Desert Development Programme, Hill Area Development Programme. The Small Farmers Development Agency (SFDA) and Marginal Farmers Development Agency (MFDA) which are the examples of target group programme.” |