 bill no 43 of  2008 the states and union territories reorganisation commission  bill, 2008 by shri balasaheb vikhe patil, mp a billto provide for the constitution of a commission for the reorganisation of states and union territories in the country and for matters connected therewithbe  it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the  states and union territories reorganisation commission act, 2008short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:—(i) 'commission' means the commission set up for the reorganisation of states and union territories under section 3;(ii) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this act; (iii) 'states' mean the states specified in the first schedule to the constitution;and(iv) 'union territories' mean the union territories specified in the first scheduleto the constitution3 the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, set up a commission to be known as the states and union territories reorganisation commission to study and report on reorganisation of states and union territories in the countrystates and union territories reorganisation commission4 (1) the commission shall consist of  the following:—composition of the commission5(i) a retired judge of the supreme court, who shall be the chairman of thecommission;(ii) five persons, to be nominated by the central government from amongstpersons having special knowledge or practical experience in the field of constitutional law or administration or centre-state relations, as members; and10(iii) one representative from each state government and union territory, asmembers(2) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of the chairman and members of the commission, shall be such as may be prescribed by the central government15(3) the commission shall have its office at new delhi (4) the central government shall provide such number of officers and staff to the commission as are required for its efficient functioning5 (1) the commission shall perform such functions with regard to reorganisation of states and union territories as may be assigned to it by the central governmentfunctions of the commission20(2) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the commission shall also consider the following:—(i) the demand of various groups for creation of new states; (ii) allocation of assets to the proposed states and union territories25(iii) allocation of government employees and officers to the proposed statesand union territories;(iv) delimitation of constituencies for elections to lok sabha and state legislativeassemblies; and(v) allocation of water and natural resources to the proposed new states andunion territories30report of the commission6 (1) the commission shall submit its report to the central government within aperiod of two years from the date of its first sitting(2) the commission may appoint sub-committees from amongst its members to examine and study any specific issue in detail357 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the commission by way of grants such sums of money as the central government may think fit for being utilized for the purposes of this actcentral government to provide adequate funds8 the commission shall have the power to call upon and secure the assistance of any office or agency of the central government or a state government or an union territory administration for carrying out the functions assigned to it under this actpower of the commission to call upon or secure assistance power to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification, in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act5(2) every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsindia is a democratic republic it was in 1956 when the first exercise to reorganize the states and union territories was carried out the states reorganization act, 1956 led to the creation of fourteen states and six union territories later on some more states were created due to popular demand and the requirements of different states and union territories the latest exercise in reorganization was carried out in the year 2000 when three new states, namely, jharkhand, chhattisgarh and uttarakhand were createddemands and representations are, however, being made from time to time for creation of new states these include telangana region in andhra pradesh, vidarbha in maharashtra, bundelkhand in uttar pradesh and madhya pradesh, bhojpuri speaking areas of eastern uttar pradesh, chhattisgarh and bihar, saurashtra in gujarat, coorg in karnataka, koshalanchal region in western orissa, darjeeling hills, terai and dooars in west bengal, maithili-speaking areas of north bihar, six districts of north bengal, and various regions of uttar pradesh for creation of new states like purvanchal, harit pradesh, braj pradesh and awadh pradesh, etc  this is because of the fact that these regions of the states are feeling that they are being neglected by the state administration such demands would perhaps go on increasing in the near future because of the fact that the population of the country has increased manifold the density of population has since increased, which is posing law and order problems increasing population has burdened the administration of the states which are having difficulties in equitable distribution of resources available in the statedevelopment of certain states having hilly terrain and other special geographical features is also hampered because of uneven distribution of natural resourcesequitable allocation of funds for development, arrangement of adequate facilities for technical education and vocational training, and providing adequate employment opportunities in services in the organized sectors under the government would be possible if an exercise for reorganization of all states and union territories is undertaken now this is the only solution to ensure speedy and equitable development and prosperity of the countrythis bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objectivesnew delhi;balasaheb vikhe patilapril 28, 2008 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for the constitution of a commission for the reorganisation of states and union territories of the country clause 4 of the bill provides for the salary and allowances of the chairman and members of the commission clause 7 provides for grant of adequate funds to the commission by the central government the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of rupees twenty crore would be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 9 of the bill empowers the government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character lok   sabha———— a billto provide for the constitution of a commission for the reorganisation of states and union territories in the country and for matters connected therewith————(shri balasaheb vikhe patil, mp)gmgipmrnd—2331ls(s-5)—15072008