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During which Five-Year Plan did India shift to a targeted approach with specific programs for marginalised groups and regions?

ASecond Five-Year Plan

BThird Five-Year Plan

CFourth Five-Year Plan

DFifth Five-Year Plan

Answer:

C. Fourth Five-Year Plan

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The Fourth Five-Year Plan marked a shift in India's development strategy by introducing target-group and target-area programs aimed at addressing the needs of economically lagging regions and marginalised groups through more focused, area-based planning.


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