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Describe the tribal area development program. |
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Answer» This program has been devised for those areas where population of tribal people is 50% or more. 1. Major tribal areas: 9 states and 2 union territories are identified as home of such tribal areas which are mainly in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan (19 tehsils and 23 panchayat samitis). 2. Objectives of this project: The projects that are created for tribal areas have the following objectives :
The programmes created for tribal areas have some of the following reforms: Agricultural and horticulture, animal rearing, forestry, small and cottage industries, reforms in marketing. These include education as well as potable water, sufficient housing, medical and nutrition facilities also. |
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