भारतीय नियोजन मंडळने प्रादेशिक असमतोल कमी करण्यासाठी धोरणात्मक उपाययोजना स्वीकारलेल्या आहेत त्या खालील प्रमाणे :
अ. मागास प्रदेशाला प्रत्यक्ष विकास करण्यासाठी विशेष क्षेत्र विकास कार्यक्रम राबविणे.
ब. मागास प्रदेशातील उद्योगप्रकल्पांना सवलतीचा वित्त पुरवठा स्टेट बैंक ऑफ इंडीया कडून करणे.
क. मागास प्रदेशात खाजगी गुंतवणुकीत प्रोत्साहन देणे.
वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/आहेत ?

The correct answer is Option A (a and c only).

Key Points:
• The correct option is (1).
• Regional Imbalance Remedial Policies:
• Statement a is correct: The Planning Commission instituted designated Special Area Development Programmes (such as Drought Prone Areas Programme - DPAP, Desert Development Programme - DDP, Hill Area Development Programme - HADP, and Border Area Development Programme) for the direct upliftment of backward territories.
• Statement b is incorrect: Concessional finance and soft loans for establishing industries in notified backward districts were provided by All-India Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) like IDBI, IFCI, and ICICI (under schemes initiated following the Pande and Nayak/Wanchoo Committees), not specifically earmarked as a mandate of the State Bank of India (SBI).
• Statement c is correct: Fiscal incentives, tax holidays, capital investment subsidies, and transport subsidies were deployed to actively induce private corporate investment into backward regions.
• Hence, statements a and c are correct.
• Key Takeaway: Measures against regional disparities included special area programmes and private investment incentives (not SBI specifically).