At which meeting was it officially decided to implement the eight-word policy of "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment and improvement" for the national economy?

C. The Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee.

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Because of the serious consequences of the Great Leap Forward, *** and the country were "in the most difficult economic situation". in January, the Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the **** was held in Beijing, and formally decided to implement the "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment and improvement" policy. In January, the Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing, and decided to implement the eight-word policy of "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment and improvement". The national economy began to turn into a track of adjustment.

In view of the serious difficulties brought about by the "Great Leap Forward", it emphasized the implementation of the policy of basing the national economy on agriculture, and appropriately shortened the front line of capital construction and lowered the speed of development of heavy industry.

The Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the CPC was held in Beijing. Chaired by Mao Zedong, the meeting heard and discussed Li Fuchun's Report on the Implementation of the National Economic Program in 1960 and the Main Indicators of the National Economic Program in 1961, and Deng Xiaoping's Report on the Meeting of Representatives of ****producers' and Workers' Parties of Various Countries Held in November 1960 in Moscow.

Adopted the Summary of Discussions on Rural Rectification and Several Policy Issues. Suggests that the State Council prepare a national economic program for 1961 in accordance with this guideline and submit it to the National People's Congress for consideration.

Mao Zedong made a concluding speech, calling on the whole Party to vigorously pursue the wind of investigation, start everything from the practical point of view, and make 1961 a year of seeking truth from facts. This meeting, to restore the party's fine tradition of seeking truth from facts, to correct the error of the "Great Leap Forward", is a key to the turnaround.