Question

A Commission for the Re-organisation of States, according to language and culture was set-up by the Indian Government, in the year 1953, under the Chairmanship of
1. Syed Fazal Ali
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Subhaschandra Bose

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Syed Fazal Ali

The Correct Answer is Syed Fazal Ali.

• On December 22, 1953, the Central Government of India formed the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries.
• The Commission proposed in 1955, after nearly two years of study, that India's state borders be reorganized into 14 states and six territories.
• Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar, and H. N. Kunzru were members of the States Reorganisation Commission.
• The States Reorganization Act of 1956 adopted some of its proposals. 
• Any of the SRC's proposals were adopted by the States Reorganization Act of 1956.
• It also founded Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, Himachal Pradesh, and Tripura as UTs, in addition to the three proposed by the SRC. In addition to these UTs, it formed a total of 14 states.

• Sayyid Khan Bahadur Sir Fazl Ali was an Indian judge who served as the governor of two Indian states (Assam and Odisha) as well as the head of the States Reorganisation Commission, which in December 1953 established the boundaries of many Indian states.
• In September 1953, their commission issued a report that narrowly accepted the language as the basis for state reorganization. 
• Fazl Ali was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission, which made recommendations on how India's states could be reorganised.
• The government of India awarded him the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour, for his contributions to India.