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Buy and subsribe here Junior science refresherPublished this article page no 11 hill area development programme hill area development programmes were initiated during fifth five year plancovering 15 districts comprising all the hilly districts of uttar pradesh present uttarakhand mikir hill and north cachar hills of assam darjiling district of west bengal and nilgiri district of tamil nadu. the national committee on the development of backward area in 1981 recommended that all the hill areas in the country having height above 600 m and not covered under tribal sub-plan be treated as backward hi...
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Buy and subsribe here Junior science refresher Published this article page no 12 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. drought prone area programme this programme was initiated during the fourth five year plan with the objectives of providing employment to the people in drought-prone areas and creating productive assets. initially this programme laid emphasis on the construction of labour-intensive civil works. but later on ...
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Buy and subsribe here Junior science refresher Published this article page no 13 national committee on development of backward areas reviewed the performance of this programme. it has been observed that this programme is largely confined to the development of agriculture and allied sectors with major focus on restoration of ecological balance. since growing population pressure is forcing the society to utilise the marginal lands for agriculture and thereby causing ecological degradation there is a need to create alternative employment opportunities in the droughtprone areas. the other strategie...
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Buy and subsribe here Junior science refresher Published this article page no 14 the restoration of ecological balance between water soil plants and human and animal population should be a basic consideration in the strategy of development of drought-prone areas. planning commission of india 1967 identified 67 districts entire or partly of the country prone to drought. irrigation commission 1972 introduced the criterion of 30 per cent irrigated area and demarcated the drought prone areas. broadly the droughtprone area in india spread over semi-arid and arid tract of rajasthan gujarat western ma...
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Buy and subsribe here Junior science refresher Published this article page no 15 bharmaur tribal area comprises bharmaur and holi tehsils of chamba district of himachal pradesh. it is a notified tribal area since 21 november 1975. bharmaur is inhabited by gaddi a tribal community who have maintained a distinct identity in the himalayan region as they practised transhumance and conversed through gaddiali dialect. bharmaur tribal region has harsh climate conditions low resource base and fragile environment. these factors have influenced the society and economy of the region. according to the 2011...