Building a Better India – Part 16: Reorganisation of states and union territories  

July 3, 2014

As india\'s population density increases, there is a need to create smaller administration units for better development only after taking consent of the citizens of the respective states

Dalbir Chhibbar

The first States Re-organising Committee (SRC) divided India into 14 states and 6 union territories. Historically smaller states like Goa, Punjab and Haryana have recorded higher and faster economic growth, as smaller states are easier to manage and administer.

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