For the reorganization of the states on linguistic basis, the Government of India had appointed 'State Reorganization Commission' in December 1953, on the basis of whose report the 'State Reorganization Act' was passed by the Parliament in 1956. The chairman of this commission was-

• A. पंडित एच0 एन0 कुंजरु
• B. Justice Fazal Ali
• C. Gulzari Lal Nanda
• D. जस्टिस एम0 पी0 छागला