State Symbols of India
Proposed state anthems
- The governments of Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh are currently in the process of selecting official state songs.
List of Indian state foundation days
Andhra Pradesh
- It is called as Andhra Pradesh Day.
- It is celebrated on 1 November and Re-organised on 1956.
- 1953 – State of Andhra separated from the State of Madras by Andhra State Act, 1953
- 1956 – Merged with State of Hyderabad to form the State of Andhra Pradesh by States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh Day is celebrated on 20 February (Statehood (1987).
- 1972 – Created as a union territory from Assam by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
- 1987 – Converted to a state by State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986.
Assam
- Asom Day is celebrated on 2 December.
- It was established from Ahom kingdom (1228).
- 1874 – Divided from Bengal Presidency to form North-East Frontier Province
- 1905 – Merged into Eastern Bengal and Assam
- 1912 – Re-established as Province of Assam
- 1950 – Achieved statehood as State of Assam
Bihar
- Bihar Day was formed on 22nd March 1912.
- 1912 – Founded as Province of Bihar and Orissa
- 1936 – Divided to form Province of Bihar by Government of India Act 1935
- 1950 – Achieved statehood as State of Bihar
Chhattisgarh
- Formation day of Chhattisgarh is called as Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava.
- It is formed on 1st November 2000.
- 2000 – Divided from Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.
Goa
- Goa Liberation Day - 19 December, Liberation (1961)
- Goa Day - 30 May Statehood (1987)
- 1961 – Annexed to India after Portuguese-Indian War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
- 1987 – Made a State by State of Goa Act, 1986
Gujarat
- Gujarat was formed on 1st May 1960.
- 1924 – Organised as States of Western India Agency.
- 1944 – Reorganized as Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency.
- 1948 – Organized as State of Saurashtra and United State of Kathiawar.
- 1956 – Merged with State of Bombay per States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
- 1960 – State of Bombay bifurcated to form State of Gujarat.
Haryana
- Haryana was formed on 1st November 1966.
- 1966 – Carved out from the State of Punjab by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh Day is celebrated on 25th January 1971.
- 1948 – Organized as Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh.
- 1971 – Achieved statehood by State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970.
Jharkhand
- Jharkhand Day is celebrated 15th November 2000.
- 2000 – Divided from Bihar-by-Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
Karnataka
- Karnataka day is called as Karnataka Rajyotsava.
- It is formed on 1st November 1956
- It was originally the Kingdom of Mysore in the Indian Empire.
- 1948 – Admitted as State of Mysore in the Indian Union
- 1956 – Southern Kannada-speaking parts of Bombay State added to Mysore State per States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- 1973 – Renamed as State of Karnataka
Kerala
- Kerala formation day is called as Kerala Piravi.
- It was formed on 1st November 1956.
- 1956 – Organized as Travancore-Cochin State from former Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom of Travancore in the Indian Empire
- 1956 – Merged with parts of Madras State to form State of Kerala by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh was founded on 1st November1956.
- 1956 – Created by merging Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, Central Provinces and Berar and Bhopal State by States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Maharashtra
- Maharashtra state is formed on 1st May, 1960.
- 1960 – Bifurcation of State of Bombay to form State of Maharashtra by Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.
Manipur
- Manipur day was called as Manipur Statehood Day.
- It was formed on 21st January 1972.
- 1972 – Achieved statehood by State of Manipur Act, 1971.
Meghalaya
- Meghalaya Statehood Day 21st January 1972.
- 1970 – Established as an autonomous state in Assam by the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969
- 1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
Mizoram
- Mizoram Statehood Day - 20st February 1987
- 1971 – Founded as a union territory by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
- 1987 – Established as Mizoram state by State of Mizoram Act, 1986
Nagaland
- Nagaland was founded on 1st December 1963.
- 1963 – Founded by State of Nagaland Act, 1962
Odisha
- It is formed on 1st April (1936).
- It was the first linguistic state before Indian independence.
- 1912 – Founded as Province of Bihar and Orissa
- 1936 – Divided to form Province of Orissa by Government of India Act 1935
- 2011 – Renamed as Odisha by Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011
Punjab
- Punjab was founded 1st November 1966.
- 1947 – Founded as East Punjab Province from Undivided Punjab Province
- 1950 – Renamed as Punjab State
- 1966 – Reorganised by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Day - 30st March 1949
- 1949 – Founded as United State of Rajasthan from erstwhile Matsya and Rajasthan
- 1950 – Renamed as Rajasthan
- 1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Sikkim
- Sikkim was formed 16th May 1975
- It was originally the Kingdom of Sikkim in the Indian Empire.
- 1975 – Accession and establishment by the 35th amendment to the Constitution of India.
Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Day 18th July - Renaming of Madras to Tamil Nadu (1969)
- 1950 – Province of Madras renamed as State of Madras
- 1952 – Divided by Andhra State Act, 1953
- 1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- 1969 – Renamed as Tamil Nadu by Madras State (Alteration of name) Act, 1968
Telangana
- Telangana Formation Day - 2nd June Formation (2014)
- 2014 – Divided from Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
Tripura
- Tripura State was formed 21st January, 1972.
- It attained statehood in 1972.
- 1949 – Tripura acceded to the Indian Union by Tripura Merger Agreement
- 1950 – Became a part C state by Constitution of India
- 1956 – Organized as a union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- 1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh was founded on 24th January.
- Statehood and renaming United Provinces was done to Uttar Pradesh (1950)
- 1902 – Founded as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from North-Western Provinces
- 1936 – Renamed as United Province by Government of India Act 1935
- 1950 – Reorganized as state of Uttar Pradesh with addition of parts of Delhi Territory
Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand was formed 9th November 2000
- 2000 – Divided from Uttar Pradesh by Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
West Bengal
- West Bengal was formed on 20th June.
- 1947 – Province of Bengal divided to form Province of West Bengal.
- 1950 – Gained statehood as State of West Bengal.
Union territory formation day
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar were formed on 1st November 1956.
- 1950 – A Part D state
- 1956 – Established as union territory by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Chandigarh
- Chandigarh was founded on 1st November 1966.
- 1953 – Established as capital of East Punjab
- 1966 – Reorganized as union territory Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were formed on 26th January 2020
- 1961 – Annexed to India after Indo-Portuguese War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
- 1987 – Reorganized as union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu by State of Goa Act, 1986
- 2020 – Reorganized by merging by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019
Delhi
- Delhi was formed on 1st November 1956
- 1911 – Established as the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi and Capital of India
- 1956 – Reorganized as union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu and Kashmir was established on 31st October 2019.
- 1947 – Accession to India and formation of Jammu and Kashmir
- 2019 – Reorganized as union territories by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Ladakh
- Ladakh day was established on 31st October 2019.
- 1947 – Accession to India and formation of Jammu and Kashmir
- 2019 – Reorganized as union territories by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep was formed on 1st November1956
- 1956 – Split from Madras state to create union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Puducherry
- Puducherry Liberation Day was celebrated on 1st November 1954
- De Jure Transfer Day was celebrated on 16thAugust 1962
- 1954 – De facto cession of French establishments of India
- 1962 – De jure transfer to India
- 1963 – Organized as union territory
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