Question

The landmark initiative in Kerala for decentralized planning, launched in 1996, is widely known as:

• A. Poverty Eradication Mission
• B. Kudumbashree Community Development
• C. People's Plan Campaign (PPC)
• D. State Economic Reform Act

Answer 1

Answer:

C. People's Plan Campaign (PPC)

• The People's Plan Campaign, launched in 1996, was a "big-bang" initiative by the Government of Kerala to implement democratic decentralization.

• It aimed to shift planning from a centralized bureaucracy to local governments, empowering people to participate directly in local development.