People in Andhra are waiting for the publication of the report of Srikrishna commission regarding the pros and cons of carving a new state of Telangana from Andhra. Agitation for a Telangana state has been going on for decades and is set to reach some form of conclusion with the publication of the report on December 31. Strangely there has never been any study on who gains by the formation of new states. There can be no doubt that it gives criminal politicians and thieving civil servants to rake in billions of rupees. A new state means a new assembly, a new chief minister with his cabinet of criminals, masses of thieving civil servants to help the criminals loot the exchequer and a governor who will be a retired politician or a government fellow and hence adept at the art of looting. But does a new state help its people? A new state of Uttarakhand was carved out of UP some 8 years ago with its capital at Dehradun. The sudden influx of so many politicians and civil servants resulted in a massive increase in the amount of black money which is reflected in the rise of property prices by at least 10 times. This enormous escalation in land prices has attracted thousands of criminals from surrounding states resulting in a sudden ballooning of population. Trees have been cut down as thousands of new buildings have come up, roads have become jammed with vehicles, crime has soared and taxes have gone up. People are still dirt poor and suffering from new diseases due to pollution and traffic accidents. The only solution is to dissolve state governments and municipalities and allow each district to administer itself. Reduce the thieves to reduce crime.