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How were the new states created in India after independence? |
| Answer» States in Independent India have been formed on the following basis:a. After Independence , boundaries of older states were changed in order to make new states on the basis of language .b. Linguistic reorganization was a result of the VishalAndhra Movement that demanded separate Telugu speaking state to be carved out from Madras Province. Because of massive protests , our national leadership acted in the larger interests of the country.c. After the creation of Andhra, other linguistic communities also demanded their own separate states.d. A States Reorganization Commission was set up, which submitted its report in 1956, recommending the redrawing of district | |