"Renewed Political Claim Revives Debate on Splitting Uttar Pradesh"
Article 3
Constitutional provision letting Parliament form new states or alter boundaries/names by ordinary law.
Fazl Ali Commission
The States Reorganisation Commission that recommended linguistic reorganisation of states in the 1950s.
Redrawing India's internal boundaries has a long constitutional history. After independence, the Fazl Ali Commission (States Reorganisation Commission) recommended organising states mainly along linguistic lines. This led to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, which created 14 states and 6 union territories. Later splits followed similar logic of administrative convenience: Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966, and Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand were created together in 2000 from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh respectively. Telangana became India's newest state in 2014, separating from Andhra Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh's own geography explains why division demands recur. It borders more Indian states than any other, a reflection of its size and central location. By contrast, smaller states such as Meghalaya and Sikkim each border only one other Indian state, Assam in Meghalaya's case. This scale is often cited as the practical justification for splitting UP into smaller, more governable units, echoing arguments made when the states of 2000 were carved out.
The most concrete step toward dividing UP came in November 2011, when the state Assembly passed a resolution proposing four states: Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh. The resolution was sent to the Centre but lapsed once the state government changed in 2012.
Article 3 of the Constitution gives Parliament the power to form a new state, alter the area or boundary of an existing state, or change a state's name. A Bill for this purpose can be introduced in either House only on the recommendation of the President. If the proposal affects the area, boundary, or name of a state, the President must refer the Bill to that state's Legislature for its views within a specified period.
Crucially, the state Legislature's views are not binding on Parliament. Once the views are received, or the specified period lapses, Parliament may proceed regardless of the state's objections. …
Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct?
1.Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of other Indian States.
2.Rajasthan shares the longest international border among all Indian States.
3.Sikkim is the only State that shares its boundary with just one other Indian State.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements regarding Article 3 of the Constitution of India:
1.A Bill to form a new State can be introduced in Parliament only on the recommendation of the President.
2.The views of the concerned State Legislature on such a Bill are binding on Parliament.
3.A Bill under Article 3 requires a two-thirds special majority of both Houses of Parliament for passage.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1.Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of Indian states among all states.
2.Sikkim is the only Indian state that shares a boundary with just one other Indian state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was enacted based on the recommendations of which commission, and on what primary basis did it reorganise Indian states?
Match List I (State) with List II (Parent State from which it was carved out) and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I:
1.Chhattisgarh
2.Jharkhand
3.Uttarakhand
4.Telangana
List II:
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Andhra Pradesh
With reference to the 2011 Uttar Pradesh Assembly resolution on state reorganisation, consider the following statements:
1.It proposed dividing Uttar Pradesh into four states: Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh.
2.The resolution required ratification by two-thirds of the Rajya Sabha before being forwarded to the Centre.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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