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History
Maratha rulers traded a cluster of 72 peaceful villages, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, to the Portuguese, for a small sum of Rs. 12,000 to retain their friendship. A nationalist movement began in quest for freedom of the land from foreign domination, which finally succeeded after a century and a half in July 1954. An administrator chosen by the people governed this territory between 1954 and 1961. Under the 10th Amendment to the Indian Constitution, the territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli were integrated into the Indian Union in 1961.
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Economy
Agriculture is the chief occupation of the people of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Rice, pulses, wheat, sugarcane are grown here. Timber production centres on the native teak. There are no large-scale industries but the revenue earners are the medium-scale manufacturing units producing automobile parts, spectacle frames, cotton and silk fabrics, detergents, soap, biscuits, candy, fruit juice, wrist watches and others.
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