Discussion
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose your answer as per the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : The minimum Needs programme aims to improve the living standard of underprivileged and underserved population.
Reason (R) : It focus on providing facilities like health care, education, nutrition, water supply, houses etc.
Answer: A
The answer is that both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
The Minimum Needs Programme was introduced in the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-79) to raise the living standard of the poor and underserved, especially in rural areas. It did so by providing basic amenities: elementary education, rural health care, nutrition, rural drinking water, rural roads, rural electrification and housing for the landless.
The reason states how the programme achieves the aim in the assertion, so it explains it rather than merely being true alongside it. That rules out option B, and both statements being true rules out C and D.
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