Demand for New states After Telangana : Is it going to be

Unites States of India ?

Mithila covering 30
Maithili speaking
regions of Bihar and
Jharkhand
Greater identity for the
Gorkha ethinic group
Basic Infrastructure
lacking after 1956, slow
development
Neglect by the
Maharashtra
state government
Distinct culture
and language,
neglect by the
two states
Demand on linguistic,
cultural and political
grounds
Cultural and
economical differences
between eastern and
western Uttar Pradesh
Less developed desert
areas
Want freedom from
communal Kashmiri
leadership
Persisent poverty and
backwardness
India has the
fewest number
of states per
capita
UPs population
is 328 times
that of Sikkim
Indias average
population of
37.7 mn same
as largest state
of US
WHY DEMAND FOR NEW STATES ?
The relative under development
of a particular region as
compared to the other regions of
the same state.
Politics of vote bank
Lack of participation in mainstream
politics and decision making from a
particular region
Distinct cultural identity based on
language, tribe etc existing in a
particular pocket of the state
Distance from the power centre in
the state leading to problem of
administrative inefficiency and
sense of alienation among the
people
Benefits
Increased administrative
efficiency leading to proper
utilisation of resources
More effective for fiscal
management
Addressing of Regional problems,
needs and demands easier
More homogeneous preferences
Downsides
Additional burden of
administrative expense for
creation of institutions like High
Court, Secretariat etc; the costs
of setting up a capital etc which
could be utilised for
development work
Smaller states not necessarily show
better performance Eg. North-
Eastern States
Inter-state conflicts for utilities
such as water.
Open Pandoras box creating more
demand for states