Rise in demand of division of states how benefeciary is it for common man?

Creation of small states on the basis of administration may be considered necessary for the sake of faster growth, smooth administration and quickest execution of policy framed by the government and also the best monitoring of the plan and policy executed at the ground level. But what is the guarantee that small states will function properly and there will be all round development?


There are still many states like Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizorem, Jharkhand, Chattishgarh etc., where no sign of development or growth is visible because entire energy is lost in change of government. State government is too small to be stable.There are many tiny political parties and groups which have got no actual party manifesto or plan to do work. There is more dirty politics and tug of war for power among politicians of various colour and group. Democracy is meant for people but in real terms government in these smaller states is for political party leaders, by the leaders and of the leaders.


So far as the smooth functioning and monitoring of policies and real development is concerned, we have for this purpose already in place a reliable set up called as District administration. But if head of the states fail to do their duty, fail to monitor the progress of every district and indulge in cheap party politics to serve their vested interest, there is no question of development taking place.


Not to forget UP government headed by Mayawati is now advocating for breaking of UP states just to deviate the minds of common men from her failures and to trap the Congress Party in a different ensnare. She has forgotten that Congress party has already submitted proposal in state assembly for carving out two smaller states out of UP.In actual sense there is no neeed for small state if each district works honestly for the development and execute the policy framed by state and central government on their respective subjects enlisted in the constitution. Unfortunately district administration is not allowed to function properly, seriously and honestly by dirty politicians of our country. Politicians in general have more faith in cheap agenda to earn cheap popularity. They have an inclination towards making money and accumulating wealth for their future generation and have a common tendency to become richest person in shortest period. This is why it can be rightly said that it is immaterial whether states are small or large. As long as people are corrupt one cannot dream of developmemt.



We have in the recent past created small state like Jharkhand carved out of Bihar and seen and experienced the pathetic position of Jharkhand in the hands of Koda and all his predecessors. In actual sense solution of all these problems lies in quality of people and not size of the state or district. After all India is one and should remain as one and every one is duty bound to maintain federal structure of the country.



If however there is consensus on formation of small states it should be well discussed, planned and structured jointly by all dominant political groups. There should be one national policy defining the area and population fit for efficient state.

Anubha K. Singh