Correct option is A
Planning should begin at the village level because it is at the grassroots level that the community’s needs, challenges, and available resources can be best understood. Starting from this level allows for a more effective and targeted approach to development.
It allows for greater community participation, making the plans more likely to be accepted and successful.
By focusing on the specific needs of the community, village-level planning can prioritize local issues that might be overlooked in broader, top-down planning approaches.
Panchayat level: While important, it is still a higher administrative level compared to the village level.
Zilla parishad level: This district-level approach could miss out on the immediate concerns of individual villages and may be more generalized.
State level: While state-level planning is important for broader policies, it is less responsive to the specific needs of local communities, which can only be fully addressed at the village level.