Jaipur : the state has 50 districts due to the addition of 17 districts of the previous government and the current government is reviewing the new districts. Politics seems to be dominating over the facilities of the public in the creation of new districts. During the previous government, many districts were gifted to the public representatives. For their review, a committee headed by former Indian Administrative Service officer Lalit K. Panwar took opinion from more than 45 MLAs, 10 MPs and 11 ministers. The committee stayed overnight at 11 places and traveled thousands of kilometers to know the people’s mind, but till the final decision, politics seems to be dominating the public’s mind. Due to politics dominating the creation of districts, districts like Dholpur, Karauli and Rajsamand are still lagging behind in the race of development and economic progress. Many districts created during the previous government are far behind the national average. Some districts were given as gifts, that is why some MLAs were happier than the public at the time of the creation of districts.
Districts increased like this
In April 1982, Dholpur was separated from Bharatpur district, increasing the total number of districts to 27.
April 1991 – 31 districts
1997 – 32 districts
2008 – 33 when Pratapgarh became a district
2023-50 districts
It is true that Dholpur, Karauli and Rajsamand have not been able to take the shape of a district till now. Some districts have become like subdivisions. For development, neither is it good for the district to be large in size. Nor is it good for the size to be very small. An area like Kekri cannot be made a district. The area of the district should be at least 60-70 km. There should be at least 4 to 5 subdivisions in a district. It should also be seen whether there is enough money for development or not, because it is not that difficult to arrange administrative arrangements.
Fact File
Pawar committee gave importance to these standards
-Area
-Population
-Cultural uniformity
-Distance of remote village from district headquarters
-resources
-Population of original district
-Administrative structure including tehsils and blocks
-Population Density
Consideration in the Cabinet Sub-Committee
-In normal circumstances, the population of the district is 10 lakh and 4-5 lakh in tribal area is also sufficient.
Experts said…..these standards are important
-Infrastructure- investment potential.
-Possibility for economic progress.
-Population.
-It should become easier to provide government facilities to the people.
-Background related to development.
-A Sub-Divisional Officer should not have more than 1500 cases pending in the court.
-An additional district collector should not have more than 2000 cases.
Therefore new districts….
-The public should be heard easily.
– Monitoring of public facilities should increase. Distance between villages and districts should decrease.
-Medical college can be opened in the district.
Higher education institutions can open.
-Towns and cities should develop.
-Employment opportunities should increase.
-Get more financial resources.
Madan Rathore has already given statement
BJP state president Madan Rathore had said that in Gehlot’s rule, many districts were created to appease or please the people. The districts which are not needed will be abolished soon. Sanchore is a district of an assembly constituency. Many such districts including Kekri were created for appeasement. Soon 6-7 new districts will be abolished.
