How did the licensing system try to promote regional equality?

Licences were given only to firms in the four largest citiesCorrect answerYour answerIndustries in backward regions were made to pay higher taxesCorrect answerYour answerLicences came more easily in backward regionsCorrect answerYour answerAll new factories had to be set up near the portsCorrect answerYour answer

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It was easier to get a licence for a unit in an economically backward area.
Such units also got tax benefits and electricity at a lower tariff.

Concept: Regional equality
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How did the licensing system try to promote regional equality?

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