Question

What was the task of the States Reorganisation Commission? What was its most salient recommendation?

Answer 1

The State Reorganization Commission was set up in 1953 by central government to look into the matter of redrawing of boundaries of state:

1. The commission evolved that states’ boundaries should reflect the boundaries of different languages to accommodate linguistic diversity.

2. The State Reorganization Act was passed in 1956 which resulted the creation of 14 states and 6 union territories.

3. Its most salient recommendation was the formation of linguistic states i.e. to reorganize states on the basis of accommodation of their languages to prepare a uniform base for the nation.