Consider the following statements: 1. Haryana State was formed on the recommendations of Sardar Hukum Singh Parliamentary Committee 2. Shah commission was set up under the Chairmanship of Justice J C Shah to divide and set up the boundaries of Punjab and Haryana State 3. On 1st Nov 1966, Haryana as the seventeenth State of India came into existence Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• The state of Haryana was formed on November 1, 1966, on the recommendations of the Sardar Hukum Singh Parliamentary Committee that was constituted on September 23, 1965. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• The Central government then formed the Shah Commission to set the boundaries of Punjab and Haryana. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Shah Commission on 23 April 1966 under the chairmanship of Justice J. C. Shah was set up.
• The commission gave its report on 31 May 1966. Afterwards, Haryana came into existence on 1 November 1966 as the seventeenth state of India. Hence statement 3 is correct.

Additional Information

• From 1962 to 1967, Sardar Hukam Singh served as the third Speaker of the Lok Sabha in India. From 1967 to 1972, he served as the governor of Rajasthan.
• On April 17, 1962, he was elected speaker of the 3rd Lok Sabha (India's Lower House of Parliament).
• Sardar Hukam Singh, as Speaker of the Lok Sabha, was a staunch supporter of the legislature's dominance over the executive branch of government.