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Under which five year plan did the Hill Area Development Programme focus on harnessing the indigenous resources of India's hilly regions?

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✅ Correct Option: 3

The Hill Area Development Programme was launched during the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-79) as a special area development scheme, aimed at eco-friendly use of local resources such as horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry in designated hill districts.

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