Formation of States in India - 15 Mints Seminar Notes

Formation of States in India - 15 Mints Seminar Notes

INTRODUCTION:

•  Indian comprises of a total 37 states and 8 union Territories. This incorporates constitutional changes brought about the government of India in August 2019. In October 31,2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir will cease to exist and two new union Territories, UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.s
  
• India has 29 states and 8 union territories. The foundation day of each state is celebrated as formation of state and union territories. In some States the formation of states are celebrated as holiday.  

List of formations of states:

Indian States: Andhra Pradesh

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 1953

Formed By: States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Status Before Foundation: Part of Andhra State and Hyderabad State

Indian States: Arunachal Pradesh

Formation Dates/Years: 20 February 1987    

Formed By: Created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Converted to a state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986    

Status Before Foundation: Arunachal Pradesh Union Territory

Indian States: Assam

Formation Dates/Years: 1950

Formed By: Founded as Ahom Kingdom, reorganised as North-East Frontier Province in 1874, Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905, Assam Province in 1912, achieved statehood in 1950.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Kamarupa Kingdom

Indian States: Bihar

Formation Dates/Years: 1950

Formed By: Founded as Bihar and Orissa Province, reorganised as Bihar Province in 1936, achieved statehood in 1950.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bengal Province, British India

Indian States: Chhattisgarh

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 2000

Formed By: The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 founded it.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Madhya Pradesh

Indian States: Goa

Formation Dates/Years: 30 May 1987

Formed By: Founded by the State of Goa Act, 1986.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Goa, Daman and Diu

Indian States: Gujarat

Formation Dates/Years: 1 May 1960

Formed By: Founded by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bombay State

Indian States: Haryana

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 1966

Formed By: Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.

Status Before Foundation: Part of East Punjab

Indian States: Himachal Pradesh

Formation Dates/Years: 1971

Formed By: Founded by the Himachal Pradesh (Administration) Order, 1948 as Himachal Pradesh Province, reorganised as Himachal Pradesh (Part C State) in 1950, Himachal Pradesh Union Territory in 1956, achieved statehood in 1971.

Status Before Foundation: Part of the princely states of former Punjab States Agency

Indian States: Jharkhand

Formation Dates/Years: 15 November 2000

Formed By: Founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bihar

Indian States: Karnataka

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 1956

Formed By: Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as Mysore State, renamed Karnataka in 1973

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bombay State, Coorg State, Hyderabad State and Mysore State

Indian States: Kerala

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 1956

Formed By: Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Status Before Foundation: Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin

Indian States: Madhya Pradesh

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 1950

Formed By: Achieved statehood in 1950

Status Before Foundation: Part of the Central Provinces and Berar, Princely State of Makrai and the princely states of the former Eastern States Agency

Indian States: Maharashtra

Formation Dates/Years: 1 May 1960

Formed By: Founded by the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bombay State

Indian States: Manipur

Formation Dates/Years: 21 January 1972

Formed By: Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Status Before Foundation: Manipur Union Territory

Indian States: Meghalaya

Formation Dates/Years: 21 January 1972

Formed By: Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Status Before Foundation: Part of Assam

Indian States: Mizoram

Formation Dates/Years: 20 February 1987

Formed By: Created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Converted to a state by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986

Status Before Foundation: Mizoram Union Territory

Indian States: Nagaland

Formation Dates/Years: 1 December 1963

Formed By: Founded by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962

Status Before Foundation: Nagaland Union Territory

Indian States: Odisha

Formation Dates/Years: 1950

Formed By: Founded as Orissa Province in 1936, achieved statehood in 1950, renamed Odisha on 1st November, 2011.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bihar and Orissa Province, British India

Indian States: Punjab

Formation Dates/Years: 1947

Formed By: Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Status Before Foundation: Part of East Punjab

Indian States: Rajasthan

Formation Dates/Years: 30 March 1949

Formed By: Rajasthan, earlier known as Rajputana, came into existence

Status Before Foundation: Part of the princely states of former Rajputana Agency

Indian States: Sikkim

Formation Dates/Years: 16 May 1975

Formed By: Founded by the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1975

Status Before Foundation: Kingdom of Sikkim

Indian States: Tamil Nadu

Formation Dates/Years: 1 November 1956

Formed By: Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as Madras State, renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969

Status Before Foundation: Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin

Indian States: Telangana

Formation Dates/Years: 2 June 2014

Formed By: Founded by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Status Before Foundation: Part of Andhra Pradesh

Indian States: Tripura

Formation Dates/Years: 21 January 1972

Formed By: Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Status Before Foundation: Tripura Union Territory

Indian States: Uttar Pradesh

Formation Dates/Years: 24 January 1950

Formed By: Created as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule in 1937 and Achieved statehood as UP in 1950.

Status Before Foundation: United Provinces

 

Indian States: Uttarakhand

Formation Dates/Years: 9 November 2000

Formed By: Founded by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 as Uttaranchal, renamed Uttarakhand in 2007.

Status Before Foundation: Part of Uttar Pradesh

 

Indian States: West Bengal

Formation Dates/Years: 1950

Formed By: Achieved statehood in 1950

Status Before Foundation: Part of Bengal Province, British India

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