Preliminary Memorandum on the Fourth Five Year Plan of Madhya Pradesh 1966-1971

Abstract

Madhya Pradesh is the biggest State of the Indian Union. It covers an area of 1,71,210 square miles which is 14.54 percent of the total area of the country. About 32% of the State's area is covered by forests. the State lies on 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 Chhattisgarh plains.