SMALLER STATES : CAUSE OF WORRY
ARVIND K.PANDEY
(Published in BUSINESS INDIA, FEB.24,2008)
One is stunned over the atrocious political moves of the leaders at the helm of affairs . The creation of smaller states would only weaken the nation .Why do they forget that new states , more often than not , create dangerous geographical imbalance besides burdening the Centre to hunt for infrastructure ? It's there for everyone to see that Jharkhand , Uttaranchal and Chattisgarh have not made any substantial progress in all these years other than leading to wastage of exchequer's money .Worse , there are chances that battle over water may soon start between UP and Uttaranchal . The policymakers should realize that it's political will and timely execution of well-carved policies which change the fate of state . Let them not commit the blunder of converting populist beliefs into reality .
