‘Hill Assembly Plan’ was set up for the development of Adivasi by Cleveland. He placed the entire range of hills inhabited by Pahariyas under an uniform administration of Hill assembly under hereditary hill chiefs, called sardars. The assembly met twice a year and had wide powers including that of inflicting or rescinding capital punishment. Sardars were entrusted the duty of reporting all crimes and law and order problems in the villages under their control to the authorities. ....Read more