65. (1) As soon as may be after the establishment of the Federation the Council of Ministers with the approval of the two Chambers of the Federal Legislature shall appoint a Commission consisting of one representative from each of the first fifteen Provinces mentioned in section 4 of this Act and not less than one-third of the total number of the members of the Commission as representing the Indian States and presided over_ by an officer of the Federal Government to enquire into, in conformity with the principles of this Constitution and with the assistance of a committee or committees as it may consider desirable to appoint, and subject to financial and administrative considerations-
a) the number of provinces· into which the territories at present under the rule of the Indian Princes shall be distributed
b) the separation of an existing province into two or more;
c) the amalgamation of two or more provinces into one;
d) the re-settlement of the boundaries of the existing provinces ;
e) the re-distribution of the existing provinces on a linguistic basis on the demand of the majority of the population of the area concerned. ‘
(2) The said Commission shall report to the Council of Ministers, who shall place the report of the Commission together with their recommendations.