Indian states squabble over how to share out federal cash
They are still measuring their size using census data from half a century ago
THE population of Uttar Pradesh is over 220m, enough to make the northern Indian state the world’s fifth-most populous country. But statistics still used by bureaucrats in New Delhi put it at less than 85m. Antiquated census data are used to split everything from federal funding to seats in the national parliament. A proposal to use up-to-date figures has created a political storm.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Who counts?”
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