INDIA SHOULD DIVIDE LARGER STATES FOR BETTER DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE

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India is a secular and democratic country. India is the largest democratic country in the World. Current population of India is 1.15 billion. It is the second fastest growing economic after China.

Indias economy is growing at the rate of 8.9%. It is known for its unity in diversity, rich culture and heritage. It is the 7th largest country by geographical area. It has 28 States and 7 Union Territories.

Rajasthan is the largest State of India after reorganization in the year 2000. The first major Reorganization of States was done in 1956 on linguistic line.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh India

Trend Growth in 10 years period prior to reorganization

Trend Growth in 10 years post reorganization

- Source CSO -

STATES LARGE STATES CRIME MURDER SMALL STATES CHATTI SGARH 1097 982 202 UTTRAK HAND 268 117 129
ORRISA JHARK BIHAR WEST BENGAL HAND

3034 1555 1469

1652 133

1210 939 652

1617 855 475

RAPE JUVENILES DELINQUE NCY CRIME AGINST WOMEN& CHIELD

8223

16905

7505

3391

4799

1198

- SOURCE -NCRB 2007

State Madhya Pradesh

Lower Court 1,130,542

High Court 196,921

Uttar Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Uttaranchal

5,404,633 1,490,833 276,919 273,296 188,720

950,864 128,907 60,418 55,206 117,857

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State Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Uttaranchal

Authorized strength 291 404 193 81 110 60

In-Position strength 215 346 153 76 102 58

Shortage 76 38 41 05 8 02 www.pib.nic.in

STATE ANDRA PRADESH BIHAR MADHYA PRADESH UTTAR PRADESH RAJASTHAN JHARKHAND UTTARANCHAL GOA KERALA CHHATTISGARH

LIST OF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT 42 40 29 80 25 14 5 2 21 12 www.rajsabha.gov.in

EDUCATION
Bihar with 46% literacy rate is the last in terms of literacy. rate in India.

Literacy rate in Jharkhand is 59.6% which is better than Bihar.

Bihar has drop out rate 59.0%.

Jharkhand has drop out rate of 58%.

States/ UnionTerritorries

1951 12.02

1961 20.87 21.41 21.95 18.12 34.46 55.08 61.95 21.14 NA 18.05 28.30

1971 23.99 27.27 23.17 22.57 38.86 69.75 65.08 23.87 70.43 33.26 34.45

1981 32.65 38.63 32.32 30.11 48.65 78.85 71.94 35.03 74.80 46.06 43.57

1991 40.71 44.67 37.49 38.55 57.70 89.81 75.29 41.39 77.81 57.75 52.21

2001 56.27 63.74 47.00 60.41 68.64 90.86 81.67 53.56 81.94 71.62 64.84

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh 13.16 Bihar Rajasthan West Bengal Kerala Delhi Jharkhand Chandigarh Uttaranchal ALL INDIA 13.49 8.5 24.61 47.18 12.93 18..93 18.33

Source: Office of the Registrar General, India -

http://indiabudget.nic.in

STATE

NO.OF DOCTORS PER 1000 PATIENTS (AVG*) 0.40 2.25 2.00 2.15 2.05 2.20

NO.OF HOSPITAL BEDS PER 1000 PATIENTS (AVG *)

BIHAR JHARKHAND MADHYA PRADESH CHHASTTISGAR UTTAR PRADESH UTTRAKHAND

0.25 0.90 0.40 0.50 0.70 0.90

* Bihar has the highest infant mortality rate in India. www.indiaat75.in/vision

1961 Male Female Avg. Uttar Pradesh 131 128

2007 Male Female Avg. 72 51

Male 64

2008 Female 70

Avg.

130 150 94 114 95 52 67 A A A

69 72 58 65 37 13 36 48 59 48

67 70 56 63 35 12 35 46 57 44

Madhya Pradesh

158

140

76

50

68

72

Bihar Rajasthan West Bengal

95 114 103

94 114 57

59 72 39

44 40 29

53 60 34

58 65 37

Kerala Delhi Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Uttaranchal

55 66 A A A

48 70 A A A

14 41 51 61 52

10 35 31 49 25

10 34 45 57 44

13 37 48 58 45

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Bihar is one of the 3 states yet to achieve the goal of elimination of leprosy.

In Bihar ,the infant mortality is 58 and maternal mortality ratio is 312 which are higher than the national average.

Population below poverty line in Bihar is 42.60%.

The estimate for life expectancy at birth in Madhya Pradesh is 55.2 years. it is far behind the national life expectancy of 60.7 years at birth.

MP is one the three worst malaria affected states.

Infant mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh is 76 which is quite higher than all India average.

every sixth malnourished child lives in Uttar Pradesh .

every second adolescent girl is anemic in Uttar Pradesh .

In Uttar Pradesh , about 64% girls get married by the age of 18 years.

Uttar Pradesh ranks second with respect to prevalent of malnutrition amongst children under 3 years age in India.

In Uttar Pradesh, only 47% households have access to iodized salt.

In Uttar Pradesh, only 23% mothers undergo health check up after delivery.

State wise number of deaths due to Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever (Typhoid) and Acute Diarrhoel Diseases (ADD) reported during the year 2009
State Cholera Viral Hepatitis Typhoid ADD

Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Bihar Rajasthan West Bengal Kerala Delhi Jharkhand Chandigarh Uttaranchal ALL INDIA

0 4 0 0 0 2 NR NR 0 NR

19 17 NR 2 121 13 40 3 NR 20

67 39 NR 0 78 2 47 5 NR 49

151 134 NR 26 725 4 107 4 NR 70

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586

421

1762

State Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand

2007 47.17 37.73 34.06 48.04 40.46

2012 48.07 38.96 35.04 49.08 42.39

2017* 48.48 39.90 36.23 49.52 44.54

Uttaranchal

46.28

47.94

49.20 Source NCEUS

State

No. person days provided per household 20062007 68.9 32 35.3 55.6 37.4 31.2 43.1

No. person days provided per household 20072008 63.3 33.1 21.1 57.6 44.5 42.5 41.8

Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Uttaranchal India

Source Ministry of Rural Development website for column 2 & 3

STATE Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Uttaranchal

2006-2007 65 60 52 58 64 28

2007-2008 67 56 48 60 65 32

Source Ministry of Rural Development website for column 2 & 3

Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)

State Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Uttarakhand Expected 6.9% 6.1% 6.8% Achieved 11% 9.2% 8.8%

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POVERTY COMPERISON BETWEEN SMALLER STATE

Maharashtra 30.7 CHANDIGARH 7.1

Madhya Pradesh West Bengal

38.3

Goa

13.8

24.7

Sikkim

20.1

Orissa

46.4

Mizoram

12.6

Bihar

41.4

Manipur

.317

Source - RBI Hand book 2009

Unable to use untapped talent. Uncheck migration from one state to another state. Poor Standard of living.

No improvement and Growth in rural market.

Accelerating illiteracy rate. No major contribution in the Growth of Economy Brain Drain.

Increase death rate and decrease life expectancy. Discrimination and exploitation. Lack of transparency in allocation of funds. Under utilization of resources.

Uncheck over criminal activities. Encouraging middlemen and moneylenders. No Employment generation. discouraging investments.

Earn a bad name for the country in the international arena. Increase in the percentage of people living below poverty line. Avoiding Inclusive growth.

Conclusion

Larger states should be divided into smaller states on the basis of i Development and governance Not on the basis of caste ,creed ,race, Language, parochialism, political interest, colors,

Parent State
Andhra Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Gujarat Karnataka West Bengal Assam Orrisa Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar Bihar

Demanded State
Telengana Haritpradesh Bundelkhand Poorvanchal Gondwana Vidarbha Saurashtra Kodagu Gorkhaland Bodoland Mahakoshal Bhojpur Mithilanchal www.financialexpress.com