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Revision note: Linguistic Reorganisation of States

  • Congress Nagpur 1920 linguistic PCCs; Dhar Commission 1948 (administrative basis); JVP Committee 1948–49
  • Potti Sriramulu died 15 Dec 1952 → Andhra State 1 Oct 1953 (Kurnool)
  • SRC 1953–55: Fazl Ali, K.M. Panikkar, H.N. Kunzru; rejected "one language one state"
  • SR Act + 7th Amendment 1956: 14 states, 6 UTs
  • 1960 Maharashtra/Gujarat; 1966 Punjab/Haryana; 1987 Mizoram, Arunachal, Goa; 2000 three states; 2014 Telangana
  • Official Languages Act 1963/67; 22 languages in Eighth Schedule
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