Garibi hatao - wikipedia Garibi hatao Garibi Hatao desh bachao ( `` Abolish poverty, save the nation '' ) was the theme and slogan of Indira Gandhi 's 1971 election bid and later also used by her son Rajiv Gandhi. The slogan and the proposed anti-poverty programs that came with it were designed to give Gandhi an independent national support, based on rural and urban poor, which would allow her to by - pass the dominant rural castes both in and out of state and local government ; likewise the urban commercial class. And, for their part, the previously voiceless poor would at last gain both political worth and political weight. The programs created through garibi hatao, though carried out locally, were funded, developed, supervised, and staffed by Government officials in New Delhi and Congress Party officials. All in all, garibi hatao did little and accomplished less : only about 4 % of all funds allocated for economic development went to the three main anti-poverty programs, and precious few of these ever reached the ' poorest of the poor ', but it did help secure Gandhi 's election. It was part of the 5th Five - Year Plan. However other parties used to say that the slogan must be changed to ' Garib Hatao ' as this is what Congress was doing at that time. India is still trying to fight poverty for the past 70 years. References Jump up ^ `` The original aam aadmi leader ''. www.hindustantimes.com. 2009 - 11 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 20. Jump up ^ http://planningcommission.nic.in4planrelwelcome.html Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garibi_Hatao&oldid=791513470 '' Categories : Indian general election, 1971 Indian political slogans Poverty in India 1971 in India Hindi words and phrases Indira Gandhi administration Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2015 Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 Talk About Wikipedia हिन्दी Edit links This page was last edited on 20 July 2017, at 19 : 29. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: the slogan garibi hatao (removal of poverty)was adopted during the period of —–
Answer: Indira Gandhi's 1971