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Why did the question of formation and reorganization of states arise after independence? Ans. __ |
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Answer» At the time of independence in 1947, India consisted of 571 disjointed princely states that were merged together to form 27 states. The GROUPING of states at the time was done on the basis of political and historical CONSIDERATIONS rather than on linguistic or cultural divisions, but this was a TEMPORARY arrangement. On account of the multilingual nature and differences that existed between various states, there was a need for the states to be reorganized on a permanent basis. In 1948, SK DHAR - a judge of the Allahabad High Court - was appointed by the government to head a commission that would look into the need for the reorganization of states on a linguistic basis. HOWEVER, the Commission preferred reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience including historical and geographical considerations instead of on linguistic lines.Explanation: |
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