Question

Uttarakhand Anya rajyo se pichhe kyu hai?

Answer 1

The culture and traditions of Kumaon and Garhwal are more similar to the neighbouring state of Himachal and even Jammu and Kashmir than to any region of Uttar Pradesh. The culture, ethnicity and language of East UP are similar to Bihar, while that of West UP is similar to Haryana. But, Kumaon and Garhwal find no similarities with any of these regions

Despite being a hilly region, the fact is that even the district of Kumaon and Garhwal region were more prosperous and educated than any district of Uttar Pradesh. Almora was the most literate district in all of UP as per the census of 1991. While half of the people of Uttar Pradesh were living under the poverty line, in Uttarakhand, at least every family owned a house, had food to eat and clothes to wear. I have never found any Pahari begging on the streets in my entire life or even working as a labourer. The lowest job being done by a pahari person is to work in any hotel as a waiter. Most of the Pahari people are employed in the Army and at least every family has one person having a government job. While in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh, conditions were different. Both these states are mostly tribal and economically backwards as compared to the rest of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

So, demand for a separate state was justified on the basis of economicnon-prosperity. But the question is why the people of Uttarakhand wanted a separate state, while they were far ahead in every prospect as compared to the rest of Uttar Pradesh.