Who was the head of State Reorganization Commission?
a) H M Kunzru
b) Fazal Ali
c) G B Pant
d) K M Panikkar
Answer: b) Fazal Ali
Answer
Fazal Ali was the head of the State Reorganization Commission, which was established in December 1953 to recommend the reorganization of Indian states on a linguistic basis. The report of the commission was submitted in September 1955. Most of its suggestions were accepted and became law in November 1956 through the States Reorganisation Act. This act created 14 states and 6 union territories in India.
The State Reorganisation Commission comprised of Justice Fazal Ali (Chairman), K. M. Panikkar, and H. N. Kunzru.
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