Formation Dates of Indian States

Formation Dates of Indian States

Accession of the states had been a big issue after the division of the subcontinent into two major countries India, and Pakistan. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognized in the Indian subcontinent, apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. The era of the princely states effectively ended with Indian independence in 1947. By 1950, almost all of the principalities had acceded to either India or Pakistan.

Later in 1956 the States Reorganisation Act essentially sought to define the boundaries of Indian states and territories and organize them based on linguistic lines. The new States formed as a result of the reorganization of States in 1956 are Andhra Pradesh, Bombay Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Mysore, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

Thereafter the Parliament had also enacted various Reorganisation Acts from time to time i.e the Bombay Reorganisation Act in 1960; The Punjab Reorganisation Act in 1966; the State of Himachal Pradesh Reorganisation Act in 1970 and the North-Eastern States reorganization Act in 1971. The latest in this category is the Reorganisation Acts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar which were enacted by the Parliament in November 2000. On June 2, 2014, Telangana officially became India’s 29th state.

Presently, India has 28 states and 8 union territories. The states are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, and Telangana. The union territories are Delhi, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar haveli.

List of Formation Dates of Indian States

Indian States Foundation Day Formation Dates/Years Formed By Capital
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Day 1 November 1956 Reorganisation Act, 1956 Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati)
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Day 20 February 1987 Converted to a state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986. On February 20, 1987, the state got established as full-fledged by becoming the 25th state of Union India Itanagar
Assam Assam Day 26th January 1950 Achieved statehood in 1950 Dispur
Bihar Bihar Day 26th January 1950 In March 22 the British carved out the state from Bengal in 1912. Achieved statehood in 1950 Patna
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Day 1 November 2000 The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 founded it Raipur
Goa Goa Day 30 May 1987 Founded by the State of Goa Act, 1986 Panaji
Gujarat Gujarat Day 1 May 1960 Founded by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 Gandhinagar
Haryana Haryana Day 1 November 1966 Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Day 25th January 1971 Achieved statehood in 1971 Shimla
Jharkhand Jharkhand Day 15 November 2000 Founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 Ranchi
Karnataka Karnataka Rajyotsava 1 November 1956 Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as Mysore State, renamed Karnataka in 1973 Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)
Kerala Kerala day 1 November 1956 Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Day 1 November 1956 Achieved statehood in 1956 Bhopal
Maharashtra Maharashtra Day 1 May 1960 Founded by the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960 Mumbai
Manipur Manipur Day 21 January 1972 Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Imphal
Meghalaya Meghalaya Day 21 January 1972 Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Shillong
Mizoram Mizoram Day 20 February 1987 Created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Aizawl
Nagaland Nagaland Day  1 December 1963 Founded by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 Kohima
Odisha Odisha Day 1st April Founded as Orissa Province on 1st April 1936, achieved statehood in 1950, renamed Odisha on 1st November, 2011 Bhubaneswar
Punjab Punjab Day 1 November 1966 Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 Chandigarh
Rajasthan Rajasthan Day 30 March 1949 Rajasthan, earlier known as Rajputana, came into existence in 1950 Jaipur
Sikkim Sikkim Day 16 May 1975 Founded by the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1975 Gangtok
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Day 1 November 1956 Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as Madras State, renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969 Chennai
Telangana Telangana Day 2 June 2014 Founded by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 Hyderabad
Tripura Tripura Day 21 January 1972 Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Day 26 January 1950 Created as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule in 1937 and Achieved statehood as UP in 1950 Lucknow
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Day 9 November 2000 Founded by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 as Uttaranchal, renamed Uttarakhand in 2007 Dehradun, Gairsain (Summer)
West Bengal West Bengal Day 20 June 1947 Achieved statehood in 1950 Kolkata


List of Formation Dates of Indian Union Territories

Indian States Foundation Day Formation Dates/Years Formed By Capital
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Day 1 November 1956 Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Port Blair
Chandigarh Chandigarh Day 1 November 1966 Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Day 26 January 2020 Founded by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 Daman
Delhi Delhi Day 1 November 1956 Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 New Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Day 31 October 2019 Founded by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Ladakh Ladakh Day 31 October 2019 Founded by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 Leh
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep Day 1 November 1956 Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Kavaratti
Puducherry Jour de la liberation 1 November 1954 Achieved union territory status in 1962, renamed Puducherry in 2007 Pondicherry

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