Bharmaur tribal area comprises Bharmaur and Holi tehsils of the 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 the Gaddiali dialect.
Under which Five-Year Plan the Tribal Sub Plan was introduced in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The process of development of the tribal area of Bharmaur started in the 1970s when Gaddis was included among ‘scheduled tribes’. Under the Fifth Five-Year Plan, the tribal sub-plan was introduced in 1974 and Bharmaur was designated as one of the five Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) in Himachal Pradesh.