PART I
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 1
LINGUISM AND NOTHING ELSE
The present Constitution of India recognizes the following States which are enumerated in the Schedule :
P ART ‘A’ S TATES P ART ‘B’ S TATES P ART ‘C’ S TATES
Andhra 1. Hyderabad 1. Ajmer
Assam 2. Jammu and 2. Bhopal
Bihar Kashmir 3. Coorg
Bombay 3. Madhya Bharat 4. Delhi
Madhya Pradesh 4. Mysore 5. Himachal Pradesh
Madras 5. Patiala 6. Kutch
Orissa 6. Rajasthan 7. Manipur
Punjab 7. Saurashtra 8. Tripura
Uttar Pradesh 8. Travancore-Cochin 9. Vindhya Pradesh
Article 3 of the Constitution gives power to Parliament to create new States. This was done because there was no time to reorganize the States on linguistic basis for which there was a great demand.
In pursuance of this incessant demand the Prime Minister appointed the States Reorganization Commission to examine the question. In its report the States Reorganization Commission has recommended the creation of the following States :
Proposed New States
Name of the State Area Population Language (in sq. miles) (in crores)
Madras .. .. .. 50,170 3.00 Tamil
Kerala .. .. .. 14,980 1.36 Malyalam
Karnatak .. .. .. 72,730 1.90 Kanarese
Hyderabad .. .. .. 45,300 1.13 Telugu
Andhra .. .. .. 64,950 2.09 Telugu
Bombay .. .. .. 151,360 4.02 Mixed
Vidarbha .. .. .. 36,880 0.76 Marathi