The creation of Andhra state intensified the demand from other regions for creation of states on linguistic basis.
This forced the Government of India to appoint (in December, 1953) a three-member States Reorganisation Commission under the chairmanship of Fazl Ali to re-examine the whole question.
Its other two members were K.M. Panikkar and H.N. Kunzru. It submitted its report in September 1955 and broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganisation of states. But, it rejected the theory of ‘one language-one state’.
Its view was that the unity of India should be regarded as the primary consideration in any redrawing of the country’s political units.
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The Government of India. The establishment of the state of Andhra Pradesh heightened demand from other regions for the establishment of linguistically distinct states. This compelled the Government of India to appoint a three-member State Reorganisation Commission, chaired by Fazl Ali, in December 1953, to re-examine the entire issue.
The establishment of the state of Andhra Pradesh heightened demand from other regions for the establishment of linguistically distinct states. This compelled the Government of India to appoint a three-member State Reorganisation Commission, chaired by Fazl Ali, in December 1953, to re-examine the entire issue.
1. Preservation and strengthening of the unity and security of the country. 2. Linguistic and cultural homogeneity.
Khan Bahadur Sir Syed Fazl Ali OBE (19 September 1886 – 22 August 1959) was an Indian judge, the governor of two Indian states (Assam and Odisha), and the head of the States Reorganisation Commission which determined the boundaries of several Indian states in the December 1953.
On 1 October 1953, 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking portion of Madras State became the new Andhra State with Kurnool as the capital. Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (also known as Andhra Kesari – “The Lion of Andhra”) became the first Chief Minister of the new state.