While the programme was implemented under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the underlying principles of community mobilization, bottom-up development, and rural reconstruction through local effort draw heavily from Gandhian thought on village-based development and empowerment.
Community Development Programme is based on the philosophy of-
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2001 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Community Development Programme (1952) and its Evolution)
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