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Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack · Model answer

Describe the major tribal regions of India and their problems.

  • UPSC 2016
  • Regional Development and Planning

Runs from the Chhotanagpur plateau through the Chhattisgarh basin and Bastar to the Satpura-Maikal ranges — Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra.

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  • The Central or Middle Indian Belt — the Core
  • The North-Eastern Belt
  • The Western Belt
  • The Southern Belt
  • The Island Groups
  • The Shared Problems
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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