Question:
Who recommended formation of Unilingual State of Punjab for Punjabi speaking people ?
AJVP Commission
BShah Commission
CDhar Commission
DFazal Ali Commission
Answer:
B. Shah Commission
Explanation:
Shah Commission:
- The Shah Commission was formed in 1966.
- On the recommendation of the Shah Commission, the punjabi- speaking areas of State of Punjab were combined into a unilingual state of Punjab.
- The Hindi-speaking areas were merged into the State of Haryana.
- The hill areas were merged with the neighboring union territory of Himachal Pradesh.
JVP Committee:
- JVP Committee was formed in 1948.
- It constituted of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallahbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya and hence, was popularly known as JVP Committee.
- It submitted its report in April 1949.
- It formally rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states.
Dhar Commission:
- Dhar Commission was formed in 1948.
- The Government of India appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship of S K Dhar.
- The commission submitted its report in December 1948.
- It recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
Fazal Ali Commission:
- 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.
- The chairman of the commission was Fazal Ali.
- The other two members were K.M. Panikkar and H.N. Kunzru.