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Who served as the Chairman of the Central Committee responsible for the implementation of the Community Development Programme (CDP) at the national level?

APresident of India

BPrime Minister of India

CMinister of Community Development

DFinance Minister

Answer:

B. Prime Minister of India

Read Explanation:

  • The Prime Minister of India served as the Chairman of the Central Committee responsible for the implementation of the Community Development Programme (CDP) at the national level.

  • The committee's role was to lay down broad policies and provide general supervision for the programme.


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Consider the following statements

  1. Rural development can be conceptualized as a process, a phenomenon, a strategy and a discipline
  2. In the Indian context rural development may be defined as maximizing production in agriculture and allied activities in the rural areas including development of rural industries with emphasis on village and cottage industries