4 Geography · 4.3.5 Tribes of India and AP

4.3.5.6 Tribes of Andhra Pradesh: PVTGs, ITDAs, podu cultivation and tribal welfare

Andhra Pradesh's tribes live mainly in the Eastern Ghats "Agency" from Srikakulam to the Godavari and in the Nallamala, practise or once practised podu cultivation, and are served through ITDAs, the Girijan Cooperative Corporation and protective land laws.

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Key terms

  • Andhra Pradesh tribes
  • Agency area
  • Girijan
  • Koya
  • Konda Dora
  • Savara
  • Gadaba
  • Jatapu
  • Bagata
  • Kondh
  • Chenchu
  • Konda Reddi
  • Yanadi
  • Yerukula
  • Sugali
  • Lambada
  • podu
  • ITDA
  • Paderu
  • Srisailam
  • Rampachodavaram
  • Girijan Cooperative Corporation
  • Araku coffee
  • Dhimsa
  • Alluri Sitarama Raju
  • Rampa rebellion
  • Central Tribal University Vizianagaram
  • Land Transfer Regulation 1959

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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