States in India created after 1950

 

Following
are the new states in India created after 1950.
Andhra
Pradesh
Created
by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from Madras Presidency. Andhra
Pradesh was created by adding the telangana region of Hyderabad princely
State to the then Andhra State in 1956 through States Reorganisation Act.
Gujarat
and Maharashtra
The State
of Mumbai was divided into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the
Mumbai (Reorganisation) Act 1960
Kerala
Created
by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It comprised Travancor and Cochin
areas
Karnataka
Created
from the Princely State of Mysuru by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It
was renamed Karnataka in 1973
Nagaland
It was
carved out from the State of Asom by the State of Nagaland Act, 1952
Haryana
It was
carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966
Himachal
Pradesh
The Union
Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by the
State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
Meghalaya
First
carved out as a sub-State within the State of Asom by 23 Constitutional
Amendment Act, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged
State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
Manipura
and Tripura
Both
these States were elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the
North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
Sikkim
Sikkim
was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional
Amendment Act 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th
Amendment Act, 1975
Mizoram
It was
elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986
Arunachal
Pradesh
It
received the status of a full state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act,
1896
Goa
Goa was
separated from the Union-Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a
full-fledged State of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987. But Daman
and Diu remained as Union Territory
Chhattisgarh
Formed by
the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on November
1, 2000
Uttarakhand
Formed by
the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on November
9, 2000
Jharkhand
Formed by
the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15, 2000

 

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