Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Outline
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Union of States
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Evolution of States
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States Reorganization
1. Fazl Ali Commission- December 1953- broadly accepted language as basis of
reorganisation of states. But, rejected theory of one language- one state.
1. Suggested abolition of four-fold classification and creation of 16 states and
3 centrally administered territories.
2. State Reorganization Act(1956) and 7th C.A. Act (1956)- 14 states and 6 UTs
were created.
3. 1960: Gujarat- 15th State (separated from Bombay state) and Maharashtra (new
name of Bombay state)
4. 1961: Dadra and Nagar Haveli as UT- 10th C.A. Act,1961- liberated from
Portuguese in 1954.
5. 1961: Goa, Daman and Diu as UTs- 12th C.A. Act, 1962- acquired territory
from Portuguese by police action in 1961.
6. 1962: Puducherry as UT- 14th C.A. Act,1962- French handed over territory of
Puducherry to India in 1954 which includes Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and
Yanam.
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States Reorganization
1. 1963: Nagaland- 16th State (separated from Assam)
2. 1966: Haryana- 17th State (separated from Punjab)
3. 1966: Chandigarh as UT
4. 1971: Himachal Pradesh- 18th State (UT to State)
5. 1972: Manipur- 19th State (UT to State)
6. 1972: Tripura- 20th State (UT to State)
7. 1972: Meghalaya- 21st State (Sub-state to State)
8. 1972: Mizoram as UT
9. 1972: Arunachal Pradesh (NEFA) as UT
10. 1975: Sikkim- 22nd State- 36th C.A. Act- Acquired Foreign territory
11. 1987: Mizoram- 23rd State (UT to State)
12. 1987: Arunachal Pradesh- 24th State (UT to State)
13. 1987: Goa- 25th State (UT to State)
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States Reorganization
1. 2000: Chhattisgarh- 26th State (separated from MP)
2. 2000: Uttarakhand- 27th State (separated from UP)
3. 2000: Jharkhand- 28th State (separated from Bihar)
4. 2014: Telangana- 29th State (separated from AP)
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Linguistic Reorganisation
Advantages Disadvantages
1. Single language for administration 1. Regionalism
2. Brings functional politics closer to people 2. Multiple sub-nationalism, which has
strengthened regionalism in Indian politics
3. Homogeneous administrative units
4. Political stability at state level 3. Concept of sons of soil
4. Delay in emergence of Hindi as official
5. Sense of psychological security due to
similar culture language and language of masses.
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Demand of New states in India
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Formation of Smaller States
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