Hill Area Development Programme (HADP)

iAbout This Scheme

Initiated in 1974-75 for the development of specified hill areas, HADP provided plan assistance to hill areas of states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Assam (outside the northeastern states which had separate programmes). It promoted horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, and small industries suited to hill ecology. HADP continued through several Five Year Plans and was gradually subsumed into broader hill area development frameworks.

🎁Key Benefits

• Plan grants for hill area development projects
• Horticulture and forestry promotion in hill regions
• Development of roads and communications in hill areas
• Animal husbandry and dairy development in hills

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Scheme discontinued — historical archive only

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions