"#SouthIndia penalised for their success” 🚨
Population share of southern states has ⬇️ significantly from 26.2% in 1951 to 19.8% in 2022. This is the outcome of effective adoption of population control measures
Look how this has turned into a disaster for us👇
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15th Finance Commission cuts states share of central taxes to 41% from 42%. Although it is a loss, it is still understood as this 1% goes into newly created Union territories.
The adopted formula of 15th finance commission has 30% weightage for area & population, 15% each.
The 15th Finance Commission is using the 2011 population data, instead of the 1971 data to devolve taxes across states.
Among top 5 biggest losing states, four of them are from Southern states. This talks about how ‘South India’ is clearly losing its share!
It’s very disheartening to say that, #ModiGovt could not find even one eligible person from South India to serve in the 5 member 15th Finance Commission.
With all due respects to everyone below, If there is no representation at all from the south, how will the voice be heard?
Further more, If the next delimitation will done on population basic, Southern states will heavily loss its seats & representation.
It is time for all the Southern states need to raise their voice putting aside their political affiliations to safeguard the representation of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The purpose of this discussion is not to incite a North India vs South India conflict, but rather to recognize & address a significant issue in order to protect the unity of India.
True unity can only be achieved when everyone is treated with equality. Jai Hind ✊
#India 🇮🇳
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