Why were the state of india reorganiesd in 1956 ? Do you think in retrospect that the policy has served th epurpose which the government had in view give reasons for your views?
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States Reorganisation Act, 1956
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India'sstates and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.[1]
Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 remains the single most extensive change in state boundaries since the independence of India in 1947.
The Act came into effect at the same time as the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956,[2] which (among other things) restructured the constitutional framework for India's existing states and the requirements to pass the States Reorganisat the Constitution of 1950Edit
Administrative divisions of India in 1951. Note thatSikkim was independent until 1975.
The British Indian Empire, which included present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, was divided into two types of territories: theProvinces of British India, which were governed directly by British officials responsible to the Governor-General of India; and the Indian States, under the rule of local hereditary rulers who recognised Britishsuzerainty in return for local autonomy, in most cases as established by treaty. As a result of the reforms of the early 20th century, most of the British provinces had directly elected legislatures as well as governors, although some of the smaller provinces were governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the Governor-General. Major reforms put forward by the British in the 1930s also recognised the principle of federalism, which was carried forward into the governance of independent India.
On 15 August 1947, British India was granted independence as the separate dominions ofIndia and Pakistan. The British dissolved their treaty relations with more than five hundred princely states, who were encouraged toaccede to either India or Pakistan, while under no compulsion to do so. Most of the states acceded to India, and a few to Pakistan.Bhutan, Hyderabad and Kashmir opted for independence, although the armed intervention of India conquered Hyderabad and brought it into the Indian Union.

South Indian states prior to the States Reorganisation Act
Between 1947 and about 1950, the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian Union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into new provinces, such asRajputana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, and Vindhya Pradesh, made up of multiple princely states; a few, including Mysore,Hyderabad, Bhopal, and Bilaspur, became separate provinces. The Government of India Act 1935 remained the constitutional law of India pending adoption of a new Constitution.
The new Constitution of India, which came into force on 26 January 1950, made India a sovereign democratic republic. The new republic was also declared to be a "Union of States".[3] The constitution of 1950 distinguished between three main types of states and a class of territories:
Part A states, which were the former governors' provinces of British India, were ruled by a governor appointed by the president and an elected state legislature. The nine Part A states were Assam, Bihar,Bombay, Madhya Pradesh (formerly Central Provinces and Berar), Madras, Orissa,Punjab (formerly East Punjab), Uttar Pradesh (formerly the United Provinces), and West Bengal.Part B states, which were former princely states or groups of princely states, governed by a rajpramukh, who
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India'sstates and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.[1]
Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 remains the single most extensive change in state boundaries since the independence of India in 1947.
The Act came into effect at the same time as the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956,[2] which (among other things) restructured the constitutional framework for India's existing states and the requirements to pass the States Reorganisat the Constitution of 1950Edit
Administrative divisions of India in 1951. Note thatSikkim was independent until 1975.
The British Indian Empire, which included present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, was divided into two types of territories: theProvinces of British India, which were governed directly by British officials responsible to the Governor-General of India; and the Indian States, under the rule of local hereditary rulers who recognised Britishsuzerainty in return for local autonomy, in most cases as established by treaty. As a result of the reforms of the early 20th century, most of the British provinces had directly elected legislatures as well as governors, although some of the smaller provinces were governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the Governor-General. Major reforms put forward by the British in the 1930s also recognised the principle of federalism, which was carried forward into the governance of independent India.
On 15 August 1947, British India was granted independence as the separate dominions ofIndia and Pakistan. The British dissolved their treaty relations with more than five hundred princely states, who were encouraged toaccede to either India or Pakistan, while under no compulsion to do so. Most of the states acceded to India, and a few to Pakistan.Bhutan, Hyderabad and Kashmir opted for independence, although the armed intervention of India conquered Hyderabad and brought it into the Indian Union.

South Indian states prior to the States Reorganisation Act
Between 1947 and about 1950, the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian Union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into new provinces, such asRajputana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, and Vindhya Pradesh, made up of multiple princely states; a few, including Mysore,Hyderabad, Bhopal, and Bilaspur, became separate provinces. The Government of India Act 1935 remained the constitutional law of India pending adoption of a new Constitution.
The new Constitution of India, which came into force on 26 January 1950, made India a sovereign democratic republic. The new republic was also declared to be a "Union of States".[3] The constitution of 1950 distinguished between three main types of states and a class of territories:
Part A states, which were the former governors' provinces of British India, were ruled by a governor appointed by the president and an elected state legislature. The nine Part A states were Assam, Bihar,Bombay, Madhya Pradesh (formerly Central Provinces and Berar), Madras, Orissa,Punjab (formerly East Punjab), Uttar Pradesh (formerly the United Provinces), and West Bengal.Part B states, which were former princely states or groups of princely states, governed by a rajpramukh, who
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