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Regional Developmental Disparities:Easy to Measure, Hard to Cure


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The paper reviews the work of the Fact Finding Committee (FFC) on Regional Imbalance in Maharashtra, appointed by the Government of Maharashtra in 1983. It brings out the inadequacies of the approach and the procedures for removal of backlog recommended by the FFC and suggests an alternative approach and the necessary procedures for elimination of disparities. The paper analyzes the implications of the new approach for the time-frame and resources for removal of disparities in development, presents certain options in the resolution of the issue of regional developmental disparities and suggests the possible lines on which the issue should be dealt with.
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S. M. Vidwans
Indian School of Political Economy, Pune, India

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The paper reviews the work of the Fact Finding Committee (FFC) on Regional Imbalance in Maharashtra, appointed by the Government of Maharashtra in 1983. It brings out the inadequacies of the approach and the procedures for removal of backlog recommended by the FFC and suggests an alternative approach and the necessary procedures for elimination of disparities. The paper analyzes the implications of the new approach for the time-frame and resources for removal of disparities in development, presents certain options in the resolution of the issue of regional developmental disparities and suggests the possible lines on which the issue should be dealt with.