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New States and Union Territories Created After 1956

Even after the large-scale reorganisation of the states in 1956, the political map of India underwent continuous changes due to the pressure of popular agitations and political conditions. The demand for the creation of some more states on the basis of language or cultural homogeneity resulted in the bifurcation of existing states.


 

Maharashtra and GujaratDadra and Nagar HaveliGoa, Daman and DiuPuducherryNagalandHaryana, Chandigarh and Himachal PradeshManipur, Tripura and MeghalayaSikkimMizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and GoaChhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and JharkhandTelanganaJammu & Kashmir and LadakhChange of NamesStates Union TerritoriesNOTES AND REFERENCESAcquisition of CitizenshipLoss of CitizenshipI. Registration of Overseas Citizen of India CardholderII. Conferment of Rights on Overseas Citizen of India CardholderIII. Renunciation of Overseas Citizen of India CardIV. Cancellation of Registration as Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder1. Equality before Law and Equal Protection of Laws2. Prohibition of Discrimination on Certain Grounds3. Equality of Opportunity in Public Employment4. Abolition of Untouchability5. Abolition of Titles1. Protection of Six Rights2. Protection in Respect of Conviction for Offences3. Protection of Life and Personal Liberty4. Right to Education5. Protection Against Arrest and Detention1. Prohibition of Traffic in Human Beings and Forced Labour2. Prohibition of Employment of Children in Factories, etc.1. Freedom of Conscience and Free Profession, Practice and Propagation of Religion2. Freedom to Manage Religious Affairs3. Freedom from Taxation for Promotion of a Religion4. Freedom from Attending Religious Instruction1. Protection of Interests of Minorities2. Right of Minorities to Establish and Administer Educational InstitutionsHabeas CorpusMandamusProhibitionCertiorariQuo-Warranto1. Saving of Laws Providing for Acquisition of Estates, etc.2. Validation of Certain Acts and Regulations3. Saving of Laws Giving Effect to Certain Directive Principles1. Excessive Limitations2. No Social and Economic Rights3. No Clarity4. No Permanency5. Suspension During Emergency6. Expensive Remedy7. Preventive Detention8. No Consistent Philosophy

  

 

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