Question

With in decade of her independence India had to form a state reorganisation commission.

Answer 1

The States Reorganisation Commission(SRC) was a body constituted by the Central Government of India in 1953 to recommend the reorganisation of state boundaries.

Answer 2

Within decades of her independence India had to form a state reorganization commission. Some facts regarding this are explained below:

- In 1953, The central government of India constituted a body named as The State reorganization commission (SRC) to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries.

- 571 disjointed princely states were present at the time of independence in 1947 that were merged together to form 27 States.

- On the basis of historical and political consideration the division or grouping of states were done at that time rather than on linguistic or cultural divisions. but this was the temporary arrangement

- The differences that existed between various States and on the account of multilingual nature there was the need of the states to be reorganised on the permanent basis.

- The government has appointed the judge of Allahabad SK Dhar in 1948, to head a commission that would divide on state on linguistic basis.