Regional imbalance development in Northern India

India, however, presents a picture of extreme regional variations, in terms of such indicators of economic growth as per capita income, the proportion of population living below the poverty line, working population to total population, the percentage of workers in manufacturing industries, etc. Even within each state, some regions are more developed while others are almost primitive. The co-existence of relatively developed and economically depressed states and even regions with in each state is known as regional imbalance. Regional imbalances may be natural due to unequal natural endowments or manmade in the sense of neglect of some regions and preference of others for investment and development effort. The issue of disparities in the regional growth rates and development in India has been attracting attention, particularly in the recent past. Northern states, namely Jammu Kashmir, H.P., Uttaranchal, U.P., Rajasthan and Punjab, together with Haryana, have been doing relatively better, and have clocked a growth rate in the decade. The study pertains to indicator of regional imbalance in Northern India and covers the period ranging from 2005 to 2010. The study is based on secondary data. In this paper the indicators of regional imbalance in Northern India have been described. The attempt has been made in this paper to describe the policy implication for regional imbalance in Northern India.