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India needs a Second National Capital

Metta Rama Rao, IRS (vrs) Former Principle Commissioner Customs & CGST India needs a Second National Capital till a green field New National Capital is built in the geographical centre of India. Dr B R Ambedkar in his book "Thoughts on Linguistic States" published in 1955 has written a full Chaper on "Second Capital for India" While discussing at length justfying the need to go for a second capital has clearly preferred Hyderabad over Kolkata and Mumbai. He did not consider Nagpur. Main reason he brought out in his book is the need to bridge north and south of the country. He recommended Hyderabad as second capital of India. Why we should consider Dr Ambedkar's recommendation: Delhi was central to British India. After partition, Delhi is situated at one corner of India. People from South find it daunting to visit due to distance, weather, language, culture, etc. If Hyderabad is made second capital, it will embrace all southern states. People of South India ...

Reflections of Shri Metta Rama Rao, Convenor UttarAndhra Party on competing 4 years in politics

Reflections of Shri Metta Rama Rao, Convenor UttarAndhra Party on competing 4 years in politics Leaving IRS mid Feb 2019 was a decision of both my heart and mind! Village in me never left despite my 37 years stay in towns and big cities. Over time, villages turned poor. Depleted of their dynamism, villages have become dull. Agriculture remained stagnant. People and governments invested less and less in villages and agriculture to create avenues for employment to rural people. Born there, I felt it as my duty to do something for rural areas that are close to my heart. My MPA study at LKY School (NUS) in 2010-11 helped me understand my potential. My study of Singapore Public Administration and it's growth story encouraged me to do some thing for India, least for my native area, UttarAndhra! Scope to carry heart's work as bureaucrat is limited. As bureaucrat I was focussed on work given. I had a choice between a steady career growth for 7 years vs uncertain new politic...

SEMINAR: Linguistic States to Administrative States- Way Forward

Background Note for National Seminar on A. Formation of States post-independence At the time of Independence India had 552 Princely States and 9 British-administered areas. Sardar Patel persuaded most princely states to join India. In 1953, First States Reorganisation Commission (Faizl Ali Common) was set up. Based on its report 14 states and 6 UTs were formed. Later on more states were formed on a linguistic basis. The formation of Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Telangana has given impetus to the formation of states for development and administration as a yardstick. B. Clamour for smaller states There are demands for carving out new states across India. 1. Ladak (present UT) 2. Maru Pradesh (western Rajasthan) 3. Saurashtra (South Gujarat) 4. Konkan (Maharashtra) 5. Tulu Land (Karnataka) 6. Kodagu (Karnataka) 7. Kongunadu (Western Tamilnadu) 8. Rayalaseema (AP) 9. UttarAndhra (north AP) 10. Kosala Pradesh (western Odisha) 11. Bodoland (Assam) 12. Gorkhaland ...

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