Managing balanced development in India - Analysis of achieving provisions under Article 371 j for the special development of Hyderabad Karnataka
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Regional Imbalances, Balanced Development, Hyderabad Karnataka, Article 371(j) Analysing the progress of affirmative action in a least development area of South India after the Constitution of India was amended to give special status to the Hyderabad Karnataka.Abstract
Addressing the regional imbalances is the biggest challenge in the management of the
development. There are Regional Imbalances in development in India for a long time.
Investment and efforts should be spread out evenly across various regions to ensure
balanced development of the country or a state. This article traces the history of
regional imbalances in India as it existed in Mughal and British period. Nanjundappa
committee report (2002) empirically established regional imbalances existed
Karnataka, which is a Southern state in India. In order to rectify the backwardness of
the Hyderabad Karnataka region, article 317 j was inserted in the Constitution of
India. This resulted in reserving certain share of jobs and educational opportunities in
Educational Institutions to the persons belonging to the region. The amendment also
mandated allocating certain amount of funds for the regional development board.
Since inception, the board was able to utilise Rs. 2961.47 crores out of the Rs.
4621.76 crores allocated. Board was able to complete 73.82% of works approved so
far. The analysis in the paper shows that considerable progress has been made in
identifying and filling up the posts reserved for the regional level. Government has
been allocating exclusive funds to the Regional development board. However,
utilisation of the funds and completion of works needs improvement.
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