What was the main focus of India's Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980-1985)?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The main objective of India's Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980–1985) was to boost economic growth through poverty alleviation, economic self-reliance, and increased employment.
It also focused on technological modernization, infrastructure development, and population control.
The plan was successful, achieving an actual growth rate of 5.7% against a target of 5.2%.
Main objectives of the Sixth Five-Year Plan:
Elimination of poverty and unemployment: To improve the living standards of economically and socially backward classes.
Economic self-reliance: To promote self-reliance through technological and economic modernization.
Rural development: To improve infrastructure in rural areas with the establishment of NABARD in 1982.
Population control: To reduce population growth by promoting small family norms.