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Which of the following elements was a key focus of Gandhiji's Constructive Programme aimed at improving social and economic conditions in India?

APromoting industrialization and urban migration

BAdvocating for communal unity and the removal of untouchability

CEstablishing centralized government control over all resources

DEncouraging the consumption of alcohol and drugs

Answer:

B. Advocating for communal unity and the removal of untouchability

Read Explanation:

  • Constructive Programme are:

  • Communal unity

  • Removal of untouchability Prohibition : Gandhiji suggested to prohibit drinks, intoxicating drugs and gambling as the social evils which eat into the very vitals of the social system and its values

  • Khadi : Khadi mentality means decentralization of production and distribution of the necessaries of life.

  • It can give the poor at least three things: cloth, work and self-confidence to articulate themselves


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