The District Industries Centers (DICs) were established during the ________ Five-Year Plan.
Fifth
Fifth is correct.
District Industries Centres (DICs) were launched by the Government of India on 1 May 1978 as a centrally sponsored programme, following the Industrial Policy Statement of 1977, to give small, tiny and cottage industries a single point of support at the district level.
This falls within the Fifth Five-Year Plan period (1974–79), which is why DICs are recorded as a Fifth Plan initiative. Each DIC provides help with registration, raw materials, credit, marketing and training for entrepreneurs.
The Sixth Plan began in 1980, the Seventh in 1985 and the Eighth in 1992, all well after the DICs had been set up.
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