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Which among the following is a backward state?
The Raghuram Rajan Committee Report of 2013 stated that Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand are the four most backward states of India. Odisha is supposed to be the most backward state in India right now. It had also stated that Gujarat is among the less developed states of India.
Is Uttar Pradesh a backward state?
States such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh are keeping India backward.
How was Bihar named?
Etymology. The name Bihar is derived from the Sanskrit and Pali word vihāra (Devanagari: विहार), meaning “abode”. The region roughly encompassing the present state had many Buddhist vihāras, the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods.
Why is Bihar lagging behind the rest of India in growth?
The short answer is that Bihar was already lagging behind rest of India pre-independence. The difference got exacerbated in the 90s especially, with liberalization, as many of the other states grew much faster in leaps and bounds while Bihar continued to languish.
Is Bihar really that backward?
Most of the trending stereotypes about Bihar, thanks to social media, seek to gain its legitimacy under the cloak of backwardness in Bihar. What is missing in the entire brouhaha and the mockery of Biharis is an attempt to delve into the processes that operate beneath the backward nature of Bihar.
Is there a case for Bihari sub-nationalism?
Bihari Bashing and ‘Backwardness’ – A Case for Bihari Sub-Nationalism: The recent “Toppers” scam in Bihar has served as a breeding ground to denigrate Biharis for their alleged corruption and backwardness. This is not the first time that Bihari bashing has surfaced as a favourite pastime of the self-indulgent elites of India.
Why were Bihar and Orissa the worst funded provinces of India?
If one goes further back, when Bihar and Orissa were still part of Bengal province, they were the most funds deprived region of the worst funded province of British India. Part of the reason this was the case is because “ Zamindari” system along with the “permanent settlement” policy were implemented by the British in Eastern parts of India.