Reorganisation of States
Part 3
Formation of States post 1956
Gujrat (1960):
- The Bombay state was separated into the State of Maharashtra and the State of Gujrat.
- This was done under The Bombay Reorganisation Act, of 1960.
Nagaland (1963):
- The state of Nagaland was created by taking out the Naga Hills-Tuensang area out of the State of Assam.
- This was done under the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.
Haryana (1966):
- Haryana was carved out of the Hindi speaking territories of Punjab state as an independent state in 1966.
- This was done under the Punjab reorganization act, 1966.
Himachal Pradesh (1971):
- Himachal Pradesh was formed into a Union territory under Punjab reorganization act, 1966.
- The UT was given statehood in 1971.
- This was done under the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970.
Manipur (1972):
- Manipur was given the status of Union Territory in 1956.
- The UT was given statehood in 1972.
- This was done under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act,1971.
Meghalaya (1972):
- Meghalaya was initially part of the state of Assam till 1970.
- It was given autonomous status on 1970 by the Constitution (22nd Amendment) Act 1969 and was given complete statehood in 1972.
- This was done under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act,1971.
Tripura (1972):
- Tripura was given the status a Union Territory on 1956
- The UT was given statehood in 1972.
- This was done under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act,1971.
Sikkim (1975):
- Sikkim was Indian princely state ruled by Chogyal dynasty, and became a Protectorate of India from 1947.
- Sikkim was given the status of an ‘associate State’ by the Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974.
- It gained full statehood by Constitution (36th amendment) Act, 1975.
Goa (1987):
- Goa remained as a Portuguese colony post-independence till 1961.
- Goa was liberated by the Indian army as part of Operation Vijay in 1961 and was granted the status of a Union Territory.
- In 1987, Goa was granted full statehood in the Union of India.
Arunachal Pradesh (1987):
- The present state of Arunachal Pradesh was established as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) in 1954.
- North-East Frontier Agency was renamed into Arunachal Pradesh and granted the status of a Union Territory in 1972.
- Arunachal Pradesh gained full statehood on 20 February 1987.
Mizoram (1987):
- Mizoram was initially part of the state of Assam.
- In 1972 it was declared a Union Territory.
- Mizoram got the statehood on 20 February 1987.
Chhattisgarh (2000):
- Chhattisgarh was carved out of the territories of the Madhya Pradesh on1 November 2000.
- This was done under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.
Jharkhand (2000):
- This state was separated from the tribal dominated areas of Bihar.
- Jharkhand got full statehood on 15 November 2000.
- This was done under the Bihar reorganization act, 2000.
Uttarakhand (2000):
- This state was separated from the hilly areas of Uttar Pradesh.
- Uttarakhand got full statehood on 9th of November 2000.
Telangana (2014):
- Telangana was created out of Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad state.
- Telangana full statehood on 2 June 2014.
- This was done under the Andhra Pradesh reorganization act, 2014.
