Consider the following and arrange them in correct chronological order.

Question

Consider the following and arrange them in correct chronological order.

1. Food for Work Programme

2. Community Development Programme

3. Training for Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)

4. Drought Prone Area Programme

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 4, 2, 3, 1
2. B. 2, 4, 1, 3 (Correct answer)
3. C. 2, 4, 3, 1
4. D. 4, 2, 1, 3

Correct Answer

Option B — 2, 4, 1, 3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 2, 4, 1, 3.

Key Points

• 2. Community Development Programme — 1952. India's first major rural development initiative, launched on 2 October 1952.
• 4. Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) — 1973. For ecological balance and drought mitigation in fragile areas.
• 1. Food for Work Programme — 1977. Wage employment against payment in foodgrains.
• 3. Training for Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM) — 1979. Skill training for rural youth aged 18-35.
• Order: 2 → 4 → 1 → 3, option (b).

Additional Information

• The Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) were the forerunners of Panchayati Raj. Their perceived failure — through lack of popular participation — led to the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957), which recommended "democratic decentralisation" and the three-tier Panchayati Raj system.
• The Food for Work Programme was later restructured as the National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) in 1980, and eventually absorbed into Jawahar Rojgar Yojana (1989) and finally MGNREGA (2005).
• TRYSEM was merged into the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (1999), now DAY-NRLM.
• DPAP and the Desert Development Programme (1977) were later brought together under the Integrated Watershed Management Programme, now part of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.