After the passing of the states reorganization Act 1956, the number of states and Union Territories formed were.

Options

A. 20 states, 5 UTs
B. 14 States, 6 UTs
C. 20 States, 6 UTs
D. 14 States, 7 UTs

Answer

B

Explanation

After the passing of the states reorganizations Act, 1956, the number of states and UTs formed were 14 states and 6 UTs. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India.s states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. In December 1953, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appointed the States Reorganisation to reorganize the Indian states. This was headed by Justice Fazal Ali and the commission itself was known as the Fazal Ali Commission. The efforts of this commission were overseen by Govind Ballabh Pant, who served as Home Minister from December 1954. The commission created a report in 1955 recommending the reorganisation of states.