Question

Question: What role did Mahatma Gandhi play in promoting decentralized planning in India during the freedom struggle?

• A. He opposed the idea of decentralized governance.
• B. He focused solely on centralized planning for national unity.
• C. He initiated debates on Panchayati Raj and decentralized governance within the Indian National Congress.
• D. He discouraged the involvement of local communities in governance.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. He initiated debates on Panchayati Raj and decentralized governance within the Indian National Congress.

Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in initiating discussions on Panchayati Raj and decentralized governance during the freedom struggle. His arguments in favor of local self-governance laid the foundation for debates within the Indian National Congress, the Constituent Assembly, and later influenced the Planning Commission.