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Union and Its Territory: Commissions Associated with State Reorganisation

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Enlite Team

Dhar Commission

  • Appointed: June 1948
  • Chairman: S.K Dhar
  • Other Members: Jagat Narain Lal, Panna Lall
  • Report Submission: December 1948
  • Recommendation: Recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factors.
  • Result: General disappointment

JVP Committee

  • Appointed: December 1948
  • Members: Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
  • Report Submitted: April, 1949
  • Recommendation: Reaffirmed position of Dhar commission.
Formation of First Linguistic State

  • In October, 1953, the Government of India was forced to create the first linguistic state, known as Andhra state, by separating the Telugu speaking areas from the Madras state. 
  • This followed a prolonged popular agitation and the death of Potti Sriramulu, a Congress person of standing, after a 56-day hunger strike for the cause. 

Fazl Ali Commission

  • Appointed: 1953
  • Chairman: Fazl Ali
  • Members: H.N Kunzru and K.M Pannikar
  • Report Submitted: 1955
  • Recommendation: Linguistic Reorganization of States.
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