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Differentiate between micro planning region and the macro planning region.
Solution
| Micro planning region | Macro planning region |
| These are the smallest planning regions. | These are the largest planning regions consisting of several meso-regions. |
| These regions have the potential to focus on the development and production of a single product. For example, Jammu and Kashmir is known for tourism, Himachal Pradesh for hydroelectricity, agriculture in Punjab etc. | Such regions are self-contained with an economy that support a high quality of life. It has the potential to grow various aspects of the economy. For example, the Peninsular region is a macro region. |
| These regions are at the lowest level of a hierarchy of the planning region. | These regions are the apex level of a hierarchy of the planning region. |
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