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The historic Community Development Programme (CDP) was officially launched during the tenure of which Five-Year Plan?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. First Five-Year Plan
  2. Second Five-Year Plan
  3. Third Five-Year Plan
  4. Fourth Five-Year Plan

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: First Five-Year Plan

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) First Five-Year Plan šŸ“š Explanation: The Community Development Programme (CDP) was officially launched on October 2, 1952, corresponding directly with the implementation phase of the First Five-Year Plan. It was a massive, multi-dimensional rural reconstruction initiative fundamentally aimed at improving local agriculture, public health infrastructure, and basic rural education. Although it ultimately faced severe administrative challenges, it successfully laid the foundational groundwork for the subsequent establishment of the Panchayati Raj system.