MAINS 2013
GS2
10 marks
Many State Governments further bifurcate geographical administrative areas like Districts and Talukas for better governance. In light of the above, can it also be justified that a greater number of smaller States would bring in effective governance at State level? Discuss.
WRITE IN
7 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss whether creating more, smaller states would improve governance like smaller districts do.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1For: closer administration, focus on local needs, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand growth after 2000≈35 words
- 2Against: Jharkhand's instability, new capital costs, water and resource disputes, small states' fiscal dependence≈35 words
- 3Governance depends more on institutions, decentralisation (73rd/74th Amendments), leadership than size≈35 words
- 4Need objective criteria (second SRC) rather than agitation-driven division≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
District analogyArguments forArguments againstSize vs governance qualityCriteria
Where marks usually go
- Assuming smaller automatically means better
- No post-2000 state examples
Draw this
- Table comparing Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand outcomes after 2000
Value addition
- ThinkerAmbedkar in 'Thoughts on Linguistic States' (1955) proposed splitting large states like UP into three.B.R. Ambedkar, 1955
- EventUP Assembly passed a resolution (2011) to split the state into four.UP Legislative Assembly, 2011
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.