34 Social -- Concept of Regional Development and Federalism

Differentiate between natural region and administrative region by discussing in a group.

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Natural region	Administrative region
A geographical territory created on the basis of physical feature, climate or eco-system is called Natural region.	A geographical territory created on the basis of area or ethnicity is called Administrative region.
It is created by nature itself.	It is artificial division for balance dev.
It can't be changed or reformed.	It can be changed or reformed.

What do you mean by development region?

Development region is a designation for a territorial entity.

When was Nepal declared as federal country?

Nepal was declared as federal country on Jestha 15, 2065 BS.

Draw the outline map of Nepal with seven province.

Mention the various reasons for dividing Nepal into development regions.

The various reasons for dividing Nepal into development regions are:
- To run the administration smoothly and promote balanced development in all region.
- To promote national unity by removing regional disparity.
- To mobilize the resources in proportional and beneficial manner.
- To decentralize the power and lesson the problems of internal...

Give your opinions for the federal division of Nepal.

Decentralization of power and authority is the main character of federal division. Therefore, a country with federal division will have balanced development. However, there are lot of things we have to think for federal division. The equal distribution of means and resources to all the province should be there for the sustainable development. The each province should have autonomous authority for the development of respective...

What is federalism?

Federalism is a political system in which the administrative and political powers are divided between the central govt. and numerous regional provincial governments.

Why was federalism felt in Nepal?

Federalism was felt in Nepal for the effective and balanced development of the nation mobilizing the local means and resources to get maximum benefit.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of federalism?

Advantages:
- It focuses for the balanced dev. of the nation.
- Division of power and authority.
- Proper use of means and resources.
- Preservation of culture and traditions.

Disadvantages:
- Unnecessary competition can prevail among provinces.
- It is very expansive system of govt.
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If you were asked to federate our country into federal states, what bases would you take?

I would take the following bases:
- There has to be the equal distribution of means and resources.
- The cultures, social norms and values should be reflected in respective province.
- The personal feelings and aspirations of local people should be respected and addressed as far as possible.
- The territory of each province should...

Distinguish between central govt. and state govt.

Central government	State government
It runs all the states combined under the common federal law.	It operates under local state wide laws.
It is run by the president.	It is led by the governor.
It has sovereignty over the entire country.	It has sovereignty over each individual state.
It looks after the matter related to defense, foreign affairs, etc.	It looks after the matters related to socio-economic dev. of concerned province.

Are you satisfied with the division of the country into seven provinces? Why?

Yes, we are satisfied with the division of our country into seven province because it has been divided on the basis of geographical area, population, availability of means and resources, etc. The demands and aspirations of the local people are also addressed. Each provinces is not large and too small in size and shape. Though, there is some disputes occurred while naming each state, the division of state is appropriate and...