Draw neat and labelled diagram : Provision of public goods and services to minimize regional imbalance.

Answer: [Diagram: a flow chart/circle diagram with ‘Minimising regional imbalance’ in the centre, linked to boxes for the public goods and services provided by the government.]

Draw a central box labelled ‘Provision of public goods and services – reduction of regional imbalance’ and connect it with arrows to boxes labelled:

• Roads and transport
• Electricity / power supply
• Drinking water and irrigation
• Education (schools, colleges)
• Health care (hospitals, primary health centres)
• Communication (post, telephone, internet)
• Sanitation and housing

When the government provides these basic public goods and services in backward areas, private investment and employment increase and the gap between developed and backward regions is reduced.