In which of the following five year plans, Hill area Development programmes were initiated. |
Fourth five year plan Third five year plan Fifth five year plan First five year plan |
Fifth five year plan |
The correct answer is Option (3) → Fifth five year plan. Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during the Fifth Five Year Plan covering 15 districts comprising all the hilly districts of Uttar Pradesh (present Uttarakhand), Mikir Hill and North Cachar hills of Assam, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu. |