00821pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002300040245005100063260000900114300001300123362001100136520044000147650002600587700002800613773003400641180718b2014   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aParameswaran, M.P.  aReorganisation of states: A different approach  c2014  ap.81-86.  a18 Oct  aState reorganisation as an exercise needs to be pursued from a scientific perspective that looks at physiographic regions, natural resource distribution, agroclimate and river basins in addition to population distribution and cultural characteristics of the proposed new states. A new analytical framework suggests a limit on population size of a state, resulting in the creation of up to 50 states for better governance. - Reproduced.  aAdministrative reform  aChattopadhyay, Srikumar  aEconomic and Political Weekly