Question

What was the primary reason for the creation of separate linguistic states in India after the formation of Andhra state in 1953?

• A. To promote regional languages and cultures
• B. To divide the country into smaller administrative units
• C. To address political unrest in different regions
• D. To accommodate the demands of various linguistic communities

Answer 1

Answer:

D. To accommodate the demands of various linguistic communities

• After the creation of Andhra, other linguistic communities also demanded their own separate states.
• In order to accommodate the demands of various linguistic communities a States Reorganisation Commission was set up, which submitted its report in 1956.
• It recommended the redrawing of district and provincial boundaries to form compact provinces ofAssamese, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu speakers respectively.
• The large Hindi-speaking region of north India was also to be broken up into several
  states.
• In 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speakers.
• In 1966, the state of Punjab was also divided into Punjab and Haryana, the former for the Punjabi speakers and the latter for the rest.