Polity 5 - Union and its Territories Flashcards
What does article 1 refer to?
India , that is, Bharat shall be a union of states.
Part I
Articles 1-4
Union and its territories.
What did Dr B R Ambedkar say in this regard
‘Union of states’ has been prefered over FEDERATION OF STATES because the Indian federation is not because of an agreement between the states like America.the Indian states have no right to secede from the Indian federation.
According to article 1 ,the territory of India includes
- States of India
- union territories if India
- the territories which may be acquired by India in future.
Being a sovereign country India can acquire territories by?
- Cession
- Occupation(hitherto not occupied by any ruler)
- Conquest
Under article 2 what power has the parliament been given
The power to
- Establish new states
- Admit new states
The term state in this regard refers to territories which are not a part of India.
Article 3 authorizes the parliament to?
- Create new states by merging two states , by bifurcation or by added a new region to an existing state or however.
- Altering the name of the state
- Altering the boundaries of a state.
- Altering the area of a state , i.e either increasing the area or decreasing the area.
What conditions are laid down by the constitution in reference to article 3?
- A Bill contemplating the above changes can be introduced in parliament only upon the recommendation of the president.
- Before recommending such a bill the president has to refer the Bill to the concerned state legislature, which will be allowed to express its views within a given period of time. However the advice given by the state are non binding.
In case of union territories no intimation needs to be given to them.
What have the Indian states been described as
Indian states have been described as an indestructible union of destructible states.
In case of a deadlock between the two houses of the parliament what happens to Bill that carries any changes with reference to article 3 ?
It gets defeated and there is no scope for a joint sitting of parliament.
Article 4?
It is an enabling article which automatically makes changes to schedules 1 and 4 whenever changes are made to articles 2 and 3.
What is the content of schedules 1 and 4?
Schedule 1 : names of the states and union territories and the extent of their boundaries
Schedule 4 : allocation of seats to Rajya Sabha from each state
Can an amendment made under article 3 deemed to be constitutional amendment?
No
After the partition of India , how many princely states were within India?
552
How many princely states joined India?
549
Which were the three problematic princely states?
- yderabad ,which was made to join India by police action
- Junagadh ,which was made to join India by referendum
- Jammu and Kashmir , which was made to join India by “instrument of accession”.
Which states started demanding the reorganization of states based on language first
The South Indian states
Which was the first committee appointed in this regard?
S K Dhar committee of June 1948
What did the S K Dhar committee recommend ?
The committee gave its report in June 1948 and suggested reorganization based on administrative convenience rather than language
The JVP committee was the outcome of what?
The 1948 session of the INC at Jaipur
Who were the members of the JVP committee and what did they recommend
Jawaharlal Nehru , Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya were the members.
They formally rejected the idea of reorganization of states on the basis of language.
Which was the first linguistic state to be created and in which year was it created?
Andhra was the first linguistic state to created in the year 1953.
Who was Potti Sriramulu
A congressman who died after 56 days by taking up a hunger strike for the creation of a Telugu state.
Which is known as the STATES REORGANIATION COMMITTEE?
The Fazl Ali commission
When was Fazl Ali commission set up in?
It was setup in December 1953
Who were members of Fazl Ali commission
Justice FAZL ALI
H N KUNZRU
K M PANNIKAR
When did the Fazl Ali commission gives it report and what did they recommend?
The Fazl Ali commission gave its report in September 1955.
It recommended that reorganization has to be done considering
1. preservation and strengthening of unity and security.
2.linguistic and cultural homogeneity
3.financial ,administrative and economic considerations.
4.welfare of the state as well as the nation
During the 1950’s how were the Indian states classified?
Indian states were divided into 4 parts.
What states did Part A consist of?
British presidencies
What did part B consist of?
Erstwhile princely states with legislatures
What did part C consist of?
Chief commissioner areas
Part D?
Andaman and Nicobar islands .
What did the SRC recommend regarding the four fold classification of states?
It recommended the abolition of the four fold classification of states and the introduction of 16 new states and 3 centrally administered areas.
What were the changes brought about by the States Reoraganisation act of 1956?
On November 1st 1956
- 14 new states were created
- 6 union territories were created
The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was a part of which constitutional amendment?
7th constitutional amendment.
