 the constitution (eighth amendment) bill, 1955(as intaoducbd in lok sabiia)  the constitution (eighth amendment) bill, i955 (as introduced in lok sabra) a billfurther to amend the ·constitution of india: be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the constitution (eighth amendment) short title act, 1955 5 2 in article 3 of the constitution, for the proviso, the following amendment proviso shall be substituted, namely:-of article 3· "provided that no bill for the purpose shall' be introduced in either house of parliament except on the recommendation of the president and unless, where the proposal contained in the bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the 10 states specified in part a or part b of the first schedule, the bill has been referred by the president to the legislature of that state for ekpressing its views thereon within such period as may be specified in the reference or within such further 15 period as the president may allow and the period so specified or allowed has expired"  statement of objects and reasonsunder the pr6viso to article 3 of the constitution, no bill for the purpose of forming a new state, increasing or diminishing the area of any state or altering the boundaries or name of any state can be introduced in parliament, unless the views of the state legislatures concerned with respect to the provisions of the bill have been ascertained by the president the intention of this proviso is to ensure that all the states affected by a reorganisation proposal have a reasonable opportunity of expressing their views it is considered desirable that when a reference is made to the state legislatures for this purpose, the president should be able to prescribe the period within which the states should convey their views, and it should be open to the president to extend such period whenever he considers it necessa,ry it is also considered desirable to provide that the bill shall not be introduced until after the expiry of such period it is proposed to amend the proviso to article 3 of the constitution accordingly new delm; c c biswas the 6th december, 1955  annexure •extracts from the constitution of india - - - - / 3 parliament may _by law-formation of new states (a) form a new state by separation of territory from any ~d alftera-, ,  tlon 0 areas, state or by umtmg two or more states or parts of states boundaries or by uniting any territory to a part of any state; ornadltinexlb , el of g (b) increase the area of any state; states (c) diminish the area of any state; (d) alter the boundaries of any state; (e) alter the name of any state: provided that no bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either house of parliament except on the recommendation of the president and unless where the proposal contained in the bill affects the boundaries of any state or states specified in part a or part b of the first schedule or the name or names of any such state or states, the views of the legislature of the state or, as the case may be, of each of the states both with respect to the proposal to introduce the bill and with respect to the provisions thereof have bee·n ascertained by the president a lull further to amend the constitution of india (shri cc bimw, minister of lard) g ipd-lad-f62ls-7-111-55-1,600 