Dhar Commision -1948 on Reorganisation of States

Dhar Commission -1948

There was a demand from different regions, mainly South India, for reorganization of  States on linguistic basis. Consequently, in June 1948, the Government of India appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship of Justice S.K.Dhar to study the feasibility of organizing states on Linguistic basis.

The Commission, rejected the linguistic basis of reorganization of States and recommended the reorganization of States on the basis of following criterias :

1. Geographical contiguity

2. Financial self-reliance

3. Administrative viability

4. Potential for development



Important Questions on this topic asked from various Competitive Exams:

Q) Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana

A) Dhar Commission B) Dass Commission
C) Shah Commission D) Mahajan Commission

Q) Which commission made the recommendations which formed  on the issue of  Reorganisation  of states  in  November 1974

A) Dhar Commission B) Ahelkar Commission
C) Shah Commission D) Mahajan Commission

Q) Q) Which commission rejected the formation of new states n the basis of language? 

A) Dhar Commission B) Fazal Ali Commission
C) Shah Commission D) JVR Commission
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