An Analysis of Different Types of Disparities in India: Causes, Consequences and Remedies

Regional imbalances have become global phenomenon. Disparities in the world have occurred among different continents, countries and regions, like geographical, political and manmade, etc. In the context of India, there has been a huge imbalance among inter-regions, inter-states and intra-states. As a result, there has been lopsided development in the country. As many as 29 states in India, each of these states has its own disparities regarding socio-economic indicators with other states; among them few states or regions have already attained rapid economic development (Punjab, Gujarat ,Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, etc.) Whereas, other regions or states have attained less development (Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand, etc.) Interestingly, in the state of Karnataka, it has reflected major imbalances among Mumbai, North, South and Hyderabad regions. In the state, there are 30 districts, few of them have achieved rapid socioeconomic development (Bangalore, Mysore, Hassan and Udupi, etc.) comparatively to some other districts (Kalaburgi, Yadgir, Raichur and Koppal); it is bifurcated as southern Karnataka and Northern Karnataka. In this context, this paper examines partly the disparities in terms of aforementioned issues with special reference to state of Karnataka.