As expected, the Centre has asked UP chief minister Mayawati to explain details of her plan to divide Uttar Pradesh into four states.
The home ministry, which returned the proposal sent by Uttar Pradesh last month, said Monday it has asked the chief minister to explain how she plans to draw boundaries for the proposed states; how civil service cadres will be divided among them; how the current debt burden will be split; and also the proposed capital of each new state.
The Centre has thus sought a detailed feasibility report for the creation of Bundelkhand, Purvanchal, Paschim Pradesh and Avadh Pradesh.