Geography · Class 12 Arts
Ch 14Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context — Class 12 Geography, concept-first.
You already use the word "planning" in everyday life — when you plan for an exam or a trip, you think ahead, draw up a scheme, and then act on it. In this chapter, the term is used in the context of economic development.
Key concepts
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Regional Planning Approach
Imagine you are planning a family trip across India. If you tried to plan every detail for the entire country at once — the food, the weather, the language, the transport — you would be overwhelmed.
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Chapter contents
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Introduction
You already use the word "planning" in everyday life — when you plan for an exam or a trip, you think ahead, draw up a scheme, and then act on it.
Target Area Planning
The core idea behind target area planning is simple: not all regions develop at the same pace. After about fifteen years of planned development in India, planners noticed that the gap between prospero…
Hill Area Development Programme
The Hill Area Development Programme was launched during the Fifth Five Year Plan, targeting 15 districts across the country.
Drought Prone Area Programme
The Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) was launched during the Fourth Five Year Plan. Its core purpose was twofold: to generate employment for people living in drought-prone regions, and to create pr…
Sustainable Development
Development is not a fixed idea — it has changed shape over time. For most of history, a society's state was shaped by how its people interacted with their natural environment.
Measures for Promotion of Sustainable Development
The central challenge in the Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area is that the very development it brought has degraded the physical environment.
Multiple Choice Questions
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- Q1Regional planning relates to : (a) Development of various sectors of economy. (b) Area specific approach of development. (c) Area difference…Free
- Q2ITDP refers to which one of the following? (a) Integrated Tourism Development Programme (b) Integrated Travel Development Programme (c) Inte…Preview
- Q3Which one of the following is the most crucial factor for sustainable development in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area? (a) Agricultural deve…Preview
CBSE Sample Papers
Questions from official CBSE sample papers.
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- Q1(a) "Misuse of any resources will lead to fewer opportunities for future generations." Explain the statement with examples in the context of…Preview
- Q2Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : As…Preview