Which Five-Year Plan primarily focused on the 'Garibi Hatao' initiative?

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1. Historical context: The slogan "Garibi Hatao" (Remove Poverty) was popularized by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the early 1970s and became a central objective of the subsequent Five-Year planning period.

2. Plan linkage: The plan that followed and formally emphasized poverty eradication was the $5^{th}$ Five-Year Plan (1974–1979), which had poverty alleviation as a major focus.

3. Conclusion: Therefore the correct choice is the Fifth Five-Year Plan, option (3), which corresponds to answer label c.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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