National Development Council grants special category status to states based on 1 Hilly and difficult...........

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National Development Council grants special category status to states based on :

1.Hilly and difficult terrain

2.High population density

3.Strategic location

4.Economic and infrastructural backwardness

5.Non-viable nature of State finances.

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1, 2, 3 and 4 only

2 and 5 only

1, 3, 4 and 5 only

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Explanation:

The NDC (National Development Council) granted this status based on a number of features of the States which include:

•Hilly and difficult terrain
•Low population density or the presence of sizeable tribal population
•Strategic location along international borders
•Economic and infrastructural backwardness.

•Non-viable nature of State finances.

NDC has accorded 11 states, out of 29 states, the status of "Special Category States" to target the fund flow for better balanced growth.They are:
•Seven States of North-Eastern region (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura)
•Sikkim
•Jammu & Kashmir
•Himachal Pradesh
•Uttarakhand
.