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States Union Territories

1. Andhra Pradesh 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Chandigarh

3. Assam 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

4. Bihar 4. Daman and Diu

5. Chhattisgarh 5. Delhi (National Capital Territory)

6. Goa 6. Jammu and Kashmir

7. Gujarat 7. Ladakh

8. Haryana 8. Lakshadweep

9. Himachal Pradesh 9. Puducherry

10. Jharkhand

11. Karnataka

12. Kerala

13. Madhya Pradesh

14. Maharashtra

15. Manipur

16. Meghalaya

17. Mizoram

18. Nagaland

19. Odisha

20. Punjab

21. Rajasthan

22. Sikkim

23. Tamil Nadu

24. Telangana

25. Tripura

26. Uttarakhand

27. Uttar Pradesh

28. West Bengal

Table 5.5 Laws Made by Parliament Under Article 3 of the Constitution


Sl. Acts Provisions

No.

1. Assam (Alteration of Altered the boundaries of Boundaries) Act, 1951 the State of Assam by

ceding a strip of territory comprised in that State to Bhutan.

2. Andhra State Act, 1953 Formed the first linguistic

state, known as the State of Andhra, by taking out the Telugu speaking areas from the State of Madras.

Kurnool was the capital of Andhra State and the state high court was established at Guntur.

3. Himachal Pradesh and Formed the new state of Bilaspur (New State) Act, Himachal Pradesh by

1954 Uniting the existing States of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur.

4. Chandernagore (Merger) Merged the territory of Act, 1954 Chandernagore (a former

enclave of French India) into the State of West Bengal.

5 States Reorganisation Act, Made the extensive

1956 changes in the boundaries of various states for the purpose of meeting the linguistic, regional and local demands. It created 14 states and 6 union territories. The States were: Andhra Pradesh, Assam,

Bihar, Bombay, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The Union Territories were: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, Manipur and Tripura. It established the new state of Kerala by merging the Travancore- Cochin State with the Malabar district of Madras State and the Kasargode of South Canara (Dakshina Kannada). It merged the Teluguspeaking areas of Hyderabad State with the Andhra State to create the Andhra Pradesh State.

Further, it merged the Madhya Bharat State, Vindhya Pradesh State and Bhopal State into the Madhya Pradesh State.

Similarly, it merged the Saurashtra State and Kutch State into that of the Bombay State; the Coorg State into that of Mysore State; the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (Pepsu) into that of Punjab State; and the Ajmer State into that of Rajasthan State.


6 Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956


7. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959


8. Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959


9. Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960


10. Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960

Moreover, it created the new union territory of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands from the territory detached from the Madras State.

Provided for the transfer of certain territories from the State of Bihar to the State of West Bengal.

Provided for the transfer of certain territories from the State of Rajasthan to the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Provided for the alteration of boundaries of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Madras.

Formed the new State of Gujarat (15th state) by taking out the Gujarati speaking areas from the state of Bombay and renamed the other part of the Bombay State as Maharashtra State. The city of Ahmedabad was made the capital of Gujarat.

Provided for the merger into the States of Assam, Punjab and West Bengal of Certain territories acquired from Pakistan under the agreements entered into between the Governments of India and Pakistan, in 1958 and 1959.

11. State of Nagaland Act, 1962 Formed the new State of

Nagaland (16th state) by taking out the Naga Hills - Tuensang Area from the State of Assam. The Naga Hills - Tuensang Area was a tribal area of Assam specified in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

12. Punjab Reorganisation Act, Formed the new State of 1966 Haryana (17th state) by

taking out the Hindi speaking areas from the State of Punjab. It also made Chandigarh a new Union Territory as well as a common capital for both Punjab and Haryana.

13. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Provided for the alteration of (Alteration of Boundaries) boundaries of the States of Act, 1968 Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

14. Andhra Pradesh and Provided for the transfer of Mysore (Transfer of certain territory from the Territory) Act, 1968 State of Mysore to the State

of Andhra Pradesh.

15. Madras State (Alteration of Changed the name of the Name) Act, 1968 State of Madras to that of

State of Tamil Nadu.

16. Assam Reorganisation Formed an autonomous (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 state (sub-state) known as

Meghalaya, within the State of Assam.

17. State of Himachal Pradesh Elevated the Union Territory Act, 1970 of Himachal Pradesh to the status of a state (18th state).

18. North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971


19. Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973


20. Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973


21. Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979

Elevated the two Union Territories of Manipur and Tripura to the status of states (19th state and 20th state respectively). It also conferred full statehood on Meghalaya (21st state), which was previously a sub- state within the State of Assam. Further, it formed the two Union Territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh out of the territories of Assam.

Changed the name of the state of Mysore to that of the State of Karnataka.

Changed the name of the Union Territory of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to that of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

Provided for the alteration of boundaries of the States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

22. State of Mizoram Act, 1986 Elevated the Union Territory

of Mizoram to the status of a state (23rd state).

23. State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986


24. Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987

Elevated the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh to the status of a State (24th state).

Formed the new State of Goa (25th State) by separating the territory of


25. Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000


26. Uttar Pradesh

Reorganisation Act, 2000


27. Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000


28. Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006


29. Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006


30. Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011


31. Andhra Pradesh

Reorganisation Act, 2014


32. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

Goa from the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Formed the new state of Chhattisgarh (26th state) out of the territories of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Created the new State of Uttaranchal (27th state) by carving out its territory from that of the territories of the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Established the new State of Jharkhand (28th state) by separating its territory from the territories of the State of Bihar.

Changed the name of the State of Uttaranchal to that of the State of Uttarakhand.

Renamed the Union Territory of Pondicherry as the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Changed the name of the State of Orissa to that of the State of Odisha.

Formed the new state of Telangana (29th state) by carving out its territory from the territories of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Bifurcated the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two separate Union territories, namely,

the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.


Table 5.6 Articles Related to Union and its Territory at a Glance


Article No. Subject-matter

1. Name and territory of the Union

2. Admission or establishment of new states

2A. Sikkim to be associated with the Union- (Repealed)

3. Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states

4. Laws made under Articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.