SAVE MUMBAI

This analysis is based on the example of NewYork and California. The commercial capital is in New York city and Los Angeles, while the political capital of NewYork Sate, is Albany and that of California is Sacramento.

In order to save Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra, we need to shift the States political capital to Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. The idea is to separate the political and business capital. This is for the following reason


1) Politicians and administration, have first responsibility for the poor of rural MH, but they spend a lot of time hob-nobbing with the Industrialist and film stars of Mumbai. If a poor person has to give a plea to the CM or any minister, he has to travel all the way to Mumbai, and bear the expenses of this city, which is one of the most expensive in the world.

2) Since wages in the Govt. sector don't rise fast, while expenses in Mumbai rise, this forces the Govt. employees towards corruption and they start receiving bribes. This money flows into local economy and further increases cost. Business men from other parts of MH, come to Mumbai to pay bribes, the bribes are spent in Mumbai, this further increases black money and costs.

3) Economic Growth of poorer regions of Maharashtra: It is well known fact that whereever is the political capital, the growth of that region will occur. Hence, there is a call from some leaders for a separate state of Vidarbha. If the capital moves to Vidarbha region, that region will witness economic growth.

Conflict of governance:
1) As the response of 26/11 shows that the various govt agencies don't work harmoniously. It is better that the city is governed by only the municipal corporation. In the current scenario, any action planned by state government is stopped by municipal corporation and vice versa.

Its the only way out.

Similar approach for balanced growth has also been taken by other large states, for example Madhya Pradesh where the commerical capital is Indore in the west, political capital is in Bhopal in the centre and Judicial capital is in Jabalpur in east.


Abhinav