Q. Consider the following pairs with respect to reorganization of states:
Commission Recommendations
1. Dhar Commission Reorganisation of states on linguistic basis
2. JVP Committee Rejected states’ reorganisation on language basis
3. Fazl Ali Commission Reorganisation of states on the basis of one language one state.
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. The Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship of S.K. Dhar was appointed by the Government of India in June 1948 to examine the feasibility of reorganisation of states. The commission submitted its report in December, 1948, and recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor (and not vice-versa).
Pair 2 is correctly matched. The JVP Committee was appointed in December, 1948, to examine the whole question of states reorganisation afresh. It consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallahbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya. It formally rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. Fazl Ali Commission, also known as States Reorganisation Commission, was appointed by the Government of India in December, 1953. It broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganisation of states. But, it rejected the theory of ‘one language-one state’.
It identified four major factors that can be taken into account in any scheme of reorganisation of states:
- Preservation and strengthening of the unity and security of the country.
- Linguistic and cultural homogeneity.
- Financial, economic and administrative considerations.
- Planning and promotion of the welfare of the people in each state as well as of the nation as a whole.
