What did Mahatma Gandhi term "the participation of people in decision making and sharing of power to develop the villages."
A
Economic development
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B
Social development
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C
Gram Sabha
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D
Gram Swaraj
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Solution
The correct option is D Gram Swaraj The word gram means 'village' and swaraj means 'self-rule'. It is also known as decentralisation, where the administrative power and responsibility of developing a village is given to the villagers themselves.