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What was the purpose of establishing a Working Group on District Planning in 1982?

ATo centralize state-level plans

BTo propose a unified district-level planning process for sectoral programs

CTo abolish Panchayati Raj institutions

DTo launch national family planning programmes

Answer:

B. To propose a unified district-level planning process for sectoral programs

Read Explanation:

  • The Working Group aimed to create a methodology and institutional framework for organizing coordinated district-level planning for all sectors.


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