• Lakshmidevamma.N

ABSTRACT : The issue of Regional Disparities in India have gained social, political, economic, cultural, attitudinal overtones and have implications on various policy decisions of the governments. Due to uneven economic development, regional disparities emerge and persist. The disparities arose due to the initial advantages enjoyed by some regions under kings and were compounded under the rule of the British. Thus, the disparities continued even after implementing several plans in different phases Regional imbalances involve non-utilization of available resources to the optimum levels. Several agitations took place to correct the injustice caused by various political party governments right from the days of state reorganization in 1956. Looking to the gravity of the situation the Union Government took a historic step and approved the Special status to Hyderabad Karnataka Region as to develop the backward area.

Keywords: Rest of Karnataka, Regionalism, Regional development, Disparities, Hyderabad Karnataka, North Karnataka.

"A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THE HYDERABAD-KARNATAKA REGION UNDER ARTICLE 371 (J) OF THE CONSTITUTION.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.c902-c906, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202208.pdf

"A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THE HYDERABAD-KARNATAKA REGION UNDER ARTICLE 371 (J) OF THE CONSTITUTION.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppc902-c906, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202208.pdf