Question
Mention the important features of Hill Area Development Programmes.

Answer

  • Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during Fifth Year Plan.
  • It covered 15 districts comprising all the hilly districts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
  • The hill areas in the country having height above 600 metres and not covered under tribal subplan be treated as Backward Hill Areas.
  • These programmes aimed at harnessing the indigenous resources of the hill areas through development of horticulture, plantation agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry, forestry and small-scale and village industry.

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