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Context:

• Six Indian states celebrated their foundation days on November 1.

Details:

• The states are Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.

First Commission on States:

• The creation of Andhra state in 1953 on the linguistic basis intensified the demand from other regions for creation of states  on linguistic basis.
• Government of India appointed (in   December 1953) a three-member States Reorganization 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 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.  
• It identified four major factors that can be taken into account in any scheme of reorganization of states:   

• Preservation and strengthening of the unity and security of the country.
• Linguistic and cultural homogeneity.  
• Financial, economic and administrative considerations.
• Planning and promotion of the welfare of the people in each state as well as of the nation as a whole.

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