Purpose of state reorganization :
- Administrative convenient
- Linguistic homogeneity
- Social and cultural uniqueness
In 1947;
- 571 Princely states; merged to 27 states
- Grouping based on political and historical consideration
In 1948:
- Justice S K Dhar's headed commission was set up to reorganize the state on a linguistic basis. Commission recommended state formation based on administration convenience.
In 1949;
- JVP committee; set up, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Vallam Bhai Patel, and Potti Sitrama.
- Rejected the ideas of the reorganization of state based on a linguistic basis.
In 1953:
- Andhra Pradesh formed from Madrash after the death of Potti Sriramla; 46 days hunger strike.
In 1955;
the Fazl Ali commission report came. Suggested 16 states and 3 centrally administered areas.
In 1956;
State reorganization act passed, the government divided 14 states and 6 union territories.
Union Territories:
- Himachal Pradesh
- Delhi
- Tripura
- Manipur
- Andaman and Nicobar
- Laccadive, Minicoy, Amindivi island
14 states were:
- Jammu and Kashmir,
- Punjab
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Orissa
- Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal
- Rajasthan
- Bombay
- Mysore
- Kerala
- Madras
- Andhra Pradesh
1960:
- Gujarat, Maharastra from Bombay( 15 States)
- Both separated from Bombay due to feelings of cultural and linguistic identity.
1961:
- Goa, Daman, and Diu become part of the Indian Unitary by operation Vijay[ 15 states and 7 Uts]
1963:
- Nagaland; Nagaland was created due stop the Naga insurgency.
- Chadernagar, Mahe, Yaaman, Karekal became Uts.
- ( 16 stats, and 7 UTS)
1966;
- Punjab and Haryana; Punjab separated due to the Punjabi language. Harayana is based on the Hindi language.
- hilly areas of Punjab went to Himachal Pradesh[ 17 states, 7 UTS)
1969;
- Madras renamed Tamil Nadu
1971:
- Himachal Pradesh statehood[ 18 states ]
1972;
- Manipur, Tripura get statehood
- Meghalaya as a new state,
- [ 21 States]
- Due to ethnic homogeneity
1975;
- Sikkim[ associate state in 1974] ; 22 states]
1987;
- Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa[ 25 states]
- Ethnic Homogeneity
2000;
- Chhatisgarh, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand [ 28 states]
- Chattisgarh separated due to tribal and economic backwardness.
- Uttrakhand was separated due to ecological homogeneity.
- Jharkhand was separated from Bihar due to tribal culture
2014;
- Telangana[ 29 states, 6 Uts];
- Telangana was part of Hyderabad's princely state and the demand for a separate state was from 1947. But it has been merged to Andra Pradesh due to the Telugu language.
2019;
- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh [ Uts;
- Total 28 States and 8 UTS as of now.
For a detailed explanation, watch the below video:
ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon