Q. With reference to the reorganization of states in India after independence, consider the following statements:
1. Dhar Commission recommended the reorganization of states on the basis of administrative convenience.
2. Fazl Ali Commission rejected the theory of ‘one language-one state’.
3. Fazl Ali Commission recommended financial, economic and administrative considerations as a factor for reorganizing states.
How many statements given above are correct?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. The Government of India appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship of S.K. Dhar. The commission submitted its report in December, 1948, and recommended the reorganization of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
Statement 2 is correct. In December, 1953, Government of India to appointed a three member States Reorganization Commission under the chairmanship of Fazl Ali. It broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganization of states. But it rejected the theory of ‘one language-one state’.
Statement 3 is correct. Fazl Ali Commission identified following factors for reorganizing states
(a) Preservation and strengthening of the unity and security of the country.
(b) Linguistic and cultural homogeneity.
(c) Financial, economic and administrative considerations.
(d) Planning and promotion of the welfare of the people in each state as well as of the nation as a whole.
