- Statement 1 is incorrect: The Inter-State Council is established under Article 263 of the Constitution of India. It was constituted much later in 1990 based on the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission (1983-88). - Statement 2 is correct: The States Reorganization Act, 1956, necessitated the redrawing of boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies for the newly formed and altered states. Section 42 of the Act provided for the Delimitation Commission to perform this task. - Statement 3 is correct: The Act made provisions for the establishment of High Courts for the reorganized states, either by creating new ones or by providing for common High Courts for multiple states (e.g., common High Court for Punjab and Haryana).
Which of the following are provided under the States Reorganization Act, 1956? Inter-State Council Delimitation of constituencies by the Delimitation Commission High Courts for the newly created states
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2021 · 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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