The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) was a pivotal body in redrawing the map of India based on linguistic lines, but its recommendations were nuanced, balancing linguistic factors with other administrative and political realities.
Consider the following statements regarding the State Reorganization Commission (1953) - (I) In its 1955 report, the Commission stated to recognise linguistic homogeneity as important factor conducive to administrative convenience and efficiency, but not to consider it as an exclusive and binding principle, overriding all other considerations, administrative, financial or political. (II) Following the recommendations of the commission, however, Bombay and Punjab were not reorganised on the linguistic basis. Choose the correct answer - (1) Both (I) and (II) are correct. (2) Only (II) is correct. (3) Neither (I) nor (II) is correct. (4) Only (I) is correct.
Asked in Protection Officer 2024 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Evolution of states and union territories since independence (linguistic reorganization, State Reorganization Commissions - Dhar, JVP, Fazl Ali))
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