Draft Fourth Five Year Plan (1966-71) Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Madhya Pradesh is the biggest State of India. It covers an area of 171,217 square miles which is 13.89 per cent of the total area of the country. About 32 per cent of its area is covered by forests. The State lies across the table land of Central India and according to physical features; it can be divided into the Gird region, the Malwa plateau, the Narbada valley, the Satpura range and the Chhatisgarh plains. The State has a network of rivers which flow in all directions. The main rivers are the Chambal, the Setwa, the Sone, the Narbada, the Tapti, the Mahanadi and the Indravati. The annual rainfall in the State varies from 65 in Mahaknshal region, 30 ” to 405 in Malwa region, 30"" to 35"" in Vindhya Pradesh region and 30"" to 50"" in Bhopal region. For administrative purposes, the State is divided into 7 divisions, 43 districts, 190 tahsils, 452 community development blocks. It has 70,414 inhabited villages and 219 towns