Mention the important features of Hill Area Development Programmes.

Explanation

(a) Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during Fifth Year Plan.
(b) It covered 15 districts comprising all the hilly districts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
(c) The hill areas in the country having height above 600 metres and not covered under tribal subplan be treated as Backward Hill Areas.
(d) 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.