second State Reorganisation Commission (SRC)

UPA for new State Reorganization Commission
Zeenews Bureau

New Delhi, Jan 08: With the general elections and the assembly polls in some states approaching fast, the UPA leadership is planning to formally urge the Centre to set up second State Reorganisation Commission (SRC) to look into the demands for creating new states.

The move also gains significance, as Andhra Pradesh, which is gearing up for state Assembly elections 15 months from now, has stood witness to the rising demand for a separate Telengana state.

The demand for creation of new states is bound to intensify in the coming days as similar voices for separate states are gaining momentum in other parts of the country.

The move if actually implemented could well redraw the internal map of India.

However, brushing aside all criticism, UPA has favoured the creation of new states citing administrative reasons.

The second State Reorganisation Commission (SRC) will be an advisory body and recommend altering the boundaries of existing states and carving out new ones.

The recommendations of the first State Reorganisation Commission that was set up in the 1950s, led to the formation of the country’s southern states on the basis of linguistic division.
Similarly Gujarat got separated from Maharashtra.

The second SRC is also expected to look deeper into the legitimacy and usefulness of demands for new states coming from places like Vidharbha, Telengana and the Darjeeling Hills.

There have been speculations in the national media and in the political circles that Uttar Pradesh – the nerve centre of Indian politics - should be broken up to ensure better governance.