Solving Telangana/SamaikhyaAndhra tangle

By

Shankar Narayan

How to break the knot

With

Where are we?

Unrest

Unrest

Impasse

UPA government is precarious

May splinter states unstably

What is needed in the solution?

They need to win

They need to win

UPA government needs to survive

Solution needs to apply to all

What is the solution?

Devolve power to districts

Take Nizamabad as an example

Convert municipal corporation to districtCorporation.

http://www.alamosacounty.org/depts/Commissioners/

Similar in government structure as a county in USA

Give them the powerto impose sales/income tax

Follow Colorado County based Tax model

State is responsible for police,highways, rivers.

State needs to reduce its sales/income tax rate by half.

They impose sales/income tax as they need

Responsible for localRoads, traffic police,Lakes etc

District collectors reportto the commissioner

District collectors areHired and fired by thecommissioner

State spends revenue using a formula.

State need not be broken up.

They win because theyare in greater control oftheir destiny

They win because state isNot broken up

And they are in greater control of their destiny

UPA government survives

Solution applies to all