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Case Study – Integrated Tribal Development This region lies between 32° 11’ N and Project in Bharmaur* Region BharmaurtribalareacomprisesBharmaurand 32°41’ N latitudes and 76° 22’ E and 76° 53’E longitudes. Spread over an area of Holi tehsils of Chamba district of Himachal about 1,818 sq km, the region mostly lies Pradesh. It is a notified tribal area since between 1,500 m to 3,700 m above the 21 November 1975. Bharmaur is inhabited by mean sea level. This region popularly ‘Gaddi’, a tribal community who have maintained a distinct identity in the Himalayan known as the homeland of Gaddis is surroundedbyloftymountainsonallsides. region as they practised transhumance and It has Pir Panjal in the north and Dhaula conversed through Gaddiali dialect. Dhar in the south. In the east, the extension of DhaulaDhar converges with Bharmaur tribal region has harsh climate Pir Panjal near Rohtang Pass. The river conditions, low resource base and fragile Ravianditstributaries–theBudhilandthe environment. These factors have influenced the Tundahen, drain this territory, and carve society and Economy of the region. According out deep gorges. These rivers divide the to the 2011 census, the total population of region into four physiographic divisions calledHoli,Khani,KugtiandTundahareas. Bharmaur sub-division was 39,113 i.e., 21 persons per sq km. It is one of the most Bharmaur experiences freezing weather (economically and socially) backward areas of conditionsandsnowfallinwinter.Itsmean Himachal Pradesh. Historically, the Gaddis monthly temperature in January remains 4°C and in July 26°C. have experienced geographical and political isolation and socio-economic deprivation. The economy is largely based on agriculture and the Fifth Five Year Plan, the tribal sub-plan was allied activities such as sheep and goat rearing. introduced in 1974 and Bharmaur was designated as one of the five Integrated Tribal The process of development of tribal area Development Projects (ITDP) in Himachal of Bharmaur started in 1970s when Gaddis Pradesh.Thisareadevelopmentplanwasaimed were included among ‘scheduledtribes’. Under at improving the quality of life of the Gaddis Fig. 6.1 * The name Bharmaur is derived from Sanskrit word Brahmaur. In this book Bharmaur has been used to retain the colloquial flavour. 68 India : People and Economy Reprint 2026-27