History · State Reorganisation
What was the primary justification provided by the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) in 1956 for rejecting the demand for a separate Jharkhand state?
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- 1The lack of a common language across the 28 tribal communities made the region administratively unviable for statehood.
- 2The region lacked sufficient mineral revenue to sustain its own economy without the support of the Bihar treasury.
- 3The commission argued that Scheduled Tribes were in a minority within the specific Bihar-centric districts (Chotanagpur and Santhal Parganas).✓
- 4The Jharkhand Party failed to win a majority of seats in the first general elections of 1952, proving a lack of mass support.
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The commission argued that Scheduled Tribes were in a minority within the specific Bihar-centric districts (Chotanagpur and Santhal Parganas).
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