{"id":3009,"date":"2026-09-08T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:36:25","slug":"reorganisation-of-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/reorganisation-of-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Reorganisation of States in India, Background, Rationale, Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Reorganisation of States in India was an important reform that took place after the country gained independence. It was marked by the <\/span><b>States Reorganisation Act of 1956,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which was a response to a major reform for<\/span> the linguistic reorganisation of states. This act followed the Linguistic Provinces Commission (Dhar Commission), which had earlier rejected language as a basis for dividing states. However, public demands, particularly in South India, led to the appointment of the States Reorganisation Commission in 1953.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Act, enacted on 31 August 1956, created new states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and others.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Reorganisation of States Act of 1956<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was a pivotal moment in India\u2019s history, but it didn\u2019t signal the end of the reorganisation process. Later, several new states and Union Territories were established to accommodate regional identities and administrative requirements.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reorganisation of States Historical Background<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After India gained independence, there was a need for better governance and administrative structures. The formation of states considered financial, economic, and language considerations. The 1950 Constitution grouped territories into four parts: Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D (<\/span><b>Initial States Classification in 1951<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Part A States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Nine States): Included Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Bombay, Madhya Pradesh (formerly Central Provinces and Berar), Madras, Orissa, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh (formerly United Provinces). These states were primarily based on historical regions and shared cultural and linguistic ties.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Part B States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Nine States): Comprising Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Saurashtra, Mysore, Travancore-Cochin, Madhya Bharat, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rajasthan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). These states had unique characteristics and were formed with local identities in mind.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Part C States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Ten States): Included Delhi, Kutch, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur, Coorg, Bhopal, Manipur, Ajmer, Cooch-Behar, and Tripura. These states were a mix of former Chief Commissioners\u2019 provinces and centrally administered areas.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Part D Territory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Part D) were governed by a Chief Commissioner \/ Lieutenant Governor appointed by the Indian President.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<figure class=\"image image_resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/strapi\/pre_1956_map_5164cb61a2.webp\" alt=\"pre-1956-map.webp\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Commission<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Key Details<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>Dhar Commission\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- <\/span><b>Constituted: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0June 1948.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- <\/span><b>Members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: SK Dhar, JN Lal, and Panna Lall.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- <\/span><b>Main Recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0 The commission proposed the establishment of two new provinces:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: To accommodate diverse ethnic and linguistic groups in the region.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>North-East Frontier Tract<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (later renamed as the <\/span><b>North-East Frontier Agency, or NEFA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">): Aimed to address the specific needs and aspirations of tribal communities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- The commission rejected the idea of organising provinces solely or primarily on linguistic grounds.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- It emphasised factors such as <\/span><b>geographical continuity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>financial self-sufficiency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>administrative convenience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>future development capacity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for state reorganisation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Emphasised <\/span><b>safeguarding tribal rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including land rights and cultural practices.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>JVP Committee\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- <\/span><b>Constituted:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> December 1948.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>- Members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/jawaharlal-nehru\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/sardar-vallabhbhai-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and Congress President Pattabhi Sitaramayya.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>- Main Recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shifted focus from language to factors like <\/span><b>security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>unity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>economic prosperity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended delaying the creation of new provinces to address other important issues.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acknowledged that overwhelming public sentiment might necessitate state reorganisation with certain limitations.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>State Reorganisation Commission (Fazl Ali Commission)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- <\/span><b>Constituted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: 1953.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>- Members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Justice Fazal Ali, Sardar K. M. Panikkar, and Hriday Nath Kunzru.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>- Main Recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accepted <\/span><b>language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as one of the bases for state reorganisation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rejected the concept of <\/span><b>one language - one state<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Factors considered for state reorganisation:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Unity and security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the nation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Linguistic and cultural homogeneity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Financial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>economic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>administrative considerations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocated for the establishment of <\/span><b>16 states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>3 centrally administered territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on these recommendations, the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/state-reorganisation-act-1956\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>States Reorganisation Act, 1956<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was passed, creating <\/span><b>14 centrally governed states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>6 union territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- It also led to the passing of the<\/span><b> 7th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1956<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which replaced the four types of states known as Part A, B, C, and D with two categories: States and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/union-territories\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Union Territories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Union Territories: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, Manipur, Tripura.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kerala (1956): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The State Reorganisation Act led to the formation of Kerala. The new state was established by merging <\/span><b>Travancore-Cochin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with the <\/span><b>Malabar District<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which was previously a part of Madras State.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reorganisation of States Post-1956 State Formation<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>State Reorganisation Commission <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and subsequent acts paved the way for state organisations in India. The reorganisations have been based on multiple factors, language being merely one of them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"image image_resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 670px;height: 451px\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/strapi\/linguistic_reorganisation_map_553549523e.webp\" alt=\"linguistic-reorganisation-map.webp\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Maharashtra and Gujarat (1960)<\/strong>: The <strong>Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960<\/strong> led to the creation of Maharashtra and Gujarat.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This resulted from agitations like the <strong>Samyukta Maharashtra<\/strong> movement (for Marathi-speaking regions) and the <strong>Mahagujarat movement<\/strong> (for Gujarati-speaking regions).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh (1966)<\/strong>: The <strong>Punjabi Suba <\/strong>movement advocated for a separate state for Punjabi-speaking people.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>The Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966<\/strong> led to the creation of <strong>Punjab <\/strong>(for Sikhs and Punjabi speakers), <strong>Haryana <\/strong>(for Hindi speakers), and <strong>Himachal Pradesh<\/strong> (for hilly terrain). <strong>Chandigarh<\/strong>, however, remained a <strong>Union Territory.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Himachal Pradesh, initially a union territory, was granted statehood in 1971.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Goa and Daman &amp; Diu (1987)<\/strong>: Goa became a state in 1987 following nationalistic movements. Indian troops had captured Goa and Daman &amp; Diu in 1961. Daman &amp; Diu, however, remained a Union Territory.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Puducherry (1962)<\/strong>: Comprising former French settlements, it was transferred to India in 1954 and became a union territory in 1962.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Nagaland (1963)<\/strong>: Formed by separating the Naga Hills and Tuensang area from Assam, it became the 16th state of India.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<figure class=\"image image_resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/strapi\/Identity_based_Reorganisation_Map_d7fecd0852.webp\" alt=\"Identity based Reorganisation Map.webp\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya (1972)<\/strong>: These former union territories were granted statehood, increasing the total number of states in India to 21.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Sikkim (1975)<\/strong>: Initially a <strong>\u201cprotectorate\u201d<\/strong> under India, Sikkim was granted the status of an associate state in 1974 and became a full-fledged state in 1975.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa (1987)<\/strong>: These three new states were established, with Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh previously being union territories.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<figure class=\"image image_resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 777px;height: 368px\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/strapi\/old_fault_lines_reorganisation_map_a39e66d615.webp\" alt=\"old-fault lines-reorganisation-map.webp\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand (2000)<\/strong>: These states were formed by dividing the territories of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar respectively.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Telangana (2014)<\/strong>: Formed from the territories of Andhra Pradesh, it became the 29th state of India.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh (2019)<\/strong>: The former state of Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two separate union territories.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Current Statehood Demands<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite so many reorganisations of the states after independence, various regions continue to seek separate statehood or reorganisation of states due to political, economic, or other issues:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Proposals for dividing Uttar Pradesh into smaller states like Purvanchal, Pashchim Pradesh, Bundelkhand, and Awadh Pradesh have been discussed.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Maru Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A demand from western Rajasthan.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Vidarbha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The Nagpur and Amravati divisions of eastern Maharashtra aspire to be a separate state.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Other Demands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Delhi, Gorkhaland, Kamtapur, North Bengal, Jungle Mahal, Bodoland, Barak Valley, Coorg, Baghelkhand, Rayalaseema, Saurashtra, Mithila, Panun Kashmir, Bru Land, and Chakma territory in Arunachal Pradesh all represent diverse aspirations.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reorganisation of States Significance<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <b>Reorganisation of states<\/b> through the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 replaced colonial-era administrative units with states built around common languages and regional cultures. By honouring local identities, this single reform defused early separatist movements, brought government closer to everyday people, and held the diverse nation together.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><b>Democratic Governance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reorganisation enabled administration in local languages, thus enhancing civic participation, transparency, and grassroots political inclusion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>National Unity &amp; Consolidation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Accommodating linguistic identities integrated diverse regions into the national fold, preventing separatist movements.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Administrative Rationalisation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The reform did away with the complicated Part A, B, C, and D state divisions left behind by the British and princely states, establishing a clear two-tier model of States and Union Territories.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Targeted Development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Carving out smaller states over time helped address regional economic imbalances, giving smaller ethnic and tribal groups direct control over their own resource allocation and local growth.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Cooperative Federalism:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The reorganisation balanced regional aspirations with a strong central framework, fostering institutional harmony in Centre\u2013State relations.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reorganisation of States UPSC PYQs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Q1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trace India\u2019s consolidation process during the early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education, and international relations. <\/span><b>(UPSC Mains 2025)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The political and administrative reorganisation of states and territories has been a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with examples.<\/span><b> (UPSC Mains 2022)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discuss whether the formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not for the economy of India.<\/span><b> (UPSC Mains 2018)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q4: <\/b>Has<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the formation of linguistic states strengthened the cause of Indian unity? <\/span><b>(UPSC Mains 2016)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Q5: <\/strong>Consider the following pairs: <strong>(UPSC Prelims 2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>State<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Description<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arunachal Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two<\/span> National Parks<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">II.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nagaland<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The State came into exis-tence on the basis of a <\/span>Constitutional Amendment Act<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">III.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tripura<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Initially a Part<\/span> 'C' State,<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a) Only one<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">b) Only two<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">c) All the three<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">d) None<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Ans: (c)<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reorganisation of states in india on a linguistic basis took place under the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. 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