Should some States be governed by special provisions? Does this create resentment among other States? Does this help in forging greater unity among the regions of the country?
When some States are being governed by special provisions, it creates resentment among other States. For example, before the existence of Uttaranchal, the people living in any part of Uttar Pradesh could buy property any where they wanted. But now in Uttaranchal only those people who reside in the region of Uttaranchal can purchase land but not the people of Uttar Pradesh are entitled to purchase the agricultural land in Uttaranchal while the people of Uttaranchal can purchase the agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh. This situation creates resentment among the people of Uttar Pradesh or other States. Like this Jammu and Kashmir has special status (Art 370).
According to this Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir has been given much autonomy. Most of the special provisions pertain to the northeastern states (Assam, Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, etc.) largely due to a sizeable indigenous tribal population with a distinct history and culture, which they wish to retain (Art. 371). Special provisions also exist for hill States like Himachal Pradesh and some other States like Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Sikkim, etc. The other States resent that the division of powers should be common to all the states.
