Q. In which year, “20 Point Programme” was initiated for the first time in India?
Answer: 1975
Notes: The Twenty Point Programme was initially launched by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975 and was subsequently
restructured in 1982 and again on 1986. With the introduction of new policies and programmes it has been
finally restructured in 2006 and it has been in operation at present. The Programmes and Schemes under TPP-2006 are in harmony with the priorities contained in the National Common Minimum Programme, the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations and SAARC Social Charter. The restructured Programme, called Twenty Point Programme – 2006 (TPP-2006), was approved by the Cabinet on
5th October, 2006 and operated w.e.f 1.4.2007.
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