In the which year States Reorganization Commission was constituted ?

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NTPC CBT 2 2016 Previous Paper 2 (Held On: 17 Jan 2017 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1953.

Key Points

States Reorganization Commission:
- State Reorganization was constituted by the Government of India on 29 December 1953.
- It was constituted to look into the matter of redrawing the boundaries of States.
- It was constituted to resolve the matter of the language-based states.
- The State reorganization commission consisted of H N Kunzru, Fazal Ali, and K M Panikkar.
- Andhra Pradesh was the first state of Independent India formed on a linguistic basis.