Question

Who served as the chairman of national level CDP committee?

• A. Prime Minister
• B. President
• C. Planning commision Vice Chairman
• D. Loksabha speaker

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Prime Minister

ADMINISTRATION OF CDP-PRIOR TO PANCHAYAT RAJ

National level:

For implementation of CDP at the national level there was a central committee with Prime Minister as Chairman.

This committee was to lay down broad policies and to provide general supervision.

Under central committee there was Community Projects Administration (CPA).

At the beginning CPA was very small and it grew up as a big organisation.

Therefore, from September 20, 1956 a separate central ministry was created known as ministry of community development.

This Ministry was overall in-charge of the programme.

This department prepared national basis programmes, budgeting, directing and coordinating throughout the country.