Question

Which significant action was taken by the Government of Punjab in 1935-36 to support rural reconstruction work?

• A. Appointment of Rabindranath Tagore as a rural development commissioner
• B. Establishment of a Rural Reconstruction Institute at Shantiniketan
• C. Granting Rs. 1.00 Crore for distribution among various provinces
• D. Creation of better living societies in urban areas

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Granting Rs. 1.00 Crore for distribution among various provinces

• The work again gathered momentum after 1933, when Mr. Brayne was appointed Commissioner of Rural Reconstruction in the Punjab.

• In 1935-36, the Government of Punjab granted Rs. 1.00 Crore for distribution in various provinces for rural reconstruction work which acted as a stimulus.

• After that the work in Punjab was transferred to the Cooperative Department and better living societies were organized to take up this work in the villages..