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On the basis of the recommendation of which commission/committee was the state of Haryana formed?

On the basis of the recommendation of which commission/committee was the state of Haryana formed? Correct Answer Sardar Hukam Singh Parliamentary Committee

The correct answer is Sardar Hukam Singh Parliamentary Committee.

Key Points

  • Haryana state was formed on the recommendation of the Sardar Hukam Singh Parliamentary Committee. 
  • The formation of this committee was announced in the Parliament on 23 September 1965.
  • On 23 April 1966, acting on the recommendation of the Hukam Singh Committee, the Indian government set up the Shah Commission under the chairmanship of Justice J. C. Shah, to divide and set up the boundaries of Punjab and Haryana. The commission gave its report on 31 May 1966.
  • According to this report, the then districts of Hissar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Rohtak, and Karnal were to be a part of the new state of Haryana. Further, the Tehsils of Jind (district Sangrur), Narwana (district Sangrur) Naraingarh, Ambala, and Jagadhari of district Ambala were also included.
  • The commission recommended that Tehsil Kharar (including Chandigarh) should also be a part of Haryana.
  • On 1 November 1966, Haryana was carved out of Punjab as the 17th state of India.
  • The capital of Haryana, Chandigarh, is shared by its neighboring state of Punjab, designed by Swiss-born French architect, Le Corbusier.

​Additional Information

  • Dhar Committee: On 17 June 1948, Rajendra Prasad, the President of the Constituent Assembly, set up the Linguistic Provinces Commission (aka Dhar Commission) to recommend whether the states should be reorganized on a linguistic basis or not.
  • Fazal Ali Committee: The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) under Fazal Ali was constituted by the Central Government of India on 22 December 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries.
  • JVP Committee: JVP (Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel) Committee was constituted to study the recommendations of the Dhar Commission.

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