The recent gimmick of dividing India's largest state, U.P., into 4 parts though just political drama for cheap electoral gains but still is food for some thought. I am not capable enough to judge the political implications of the divide but would like to analyse how good it is for the people of the country.
To begin with the facts, among the worst of our states is UP, Bihar, MP while the best are Kerala, Haryana, Punjab. One of the major hurdles for these states apart from being poorly governed is the sheer size. For any entity managing such diverse and heavely populated land is a big challenge.
The only reason of making India a federal state, was to break this vast, diverse land into smaller managable units. To achive this goal we need to divide it into much smaller entities if we feel that it's impossible to govern it efficiently at current scale. There is a lack of uniformity in the way our population is divided. Some states such as Goa, Manipur, Mizoram or Sikkim are one-tenths of U.P.'s population.
Thus the task of a single person ruling over U.P. is so much different and difficult than the one ruling over Sikkim or Goa. Corporate enterprises who manage corporations with huge number of employees with diverse ethinicity and geographies, have enumerated that efficient management requires breaking up into smaller verticals. If we learn from there we'll realise that smaller states will ensure better management.
But the biggest hurdle amongst all would not be social or economical but Political. Politicians are concerned about their prowess. They are unwilling to give up a part of their kingdom. People, however, are skeptical because they are confused with so many identities of self. We are not living under one identity of being Indian but of being a UPite, Delhite or the likes. It's because of this association with the identity that we are unwilling to commit.
But mostly, as seen in case of Telangana, it's lack of political will to commit to people's benefit that supercedes decision-making. I could garner no other rational social reasoning for the decision. I believe there is scope and need for further division, not meaning that every state should be the size Goa or Sikkim. If someone has some valid reasons of opposition, do enlighten me.
"Federalism is not only good politics but also good economics.”
good points
ReplyDeleteas u said very well about breaking will manage things better, i say breaking will not ensure a good management every time ,point is to achieve better management to fulfill people needs. i think this kindly enlighten me more on this , but very well articulated article
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