State Symbols of India – Part 3

 

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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 22^nd 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 1^st 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 1^st November 1966.
• 1966 – Carved out from the State of Punjab by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Himachal Pradesh

• Himachal Pradesh Day is celebrated on 25^th 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 21^st January 1972.
• 1972 – Achieved statehood by State of Manipur Act, 1971.

Meghalaya

• Meghalaya Statehood Day 21^st 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 1^st December 1963.
• 1963 – Founded by State of Nagaland Act, 1962

Odisha

• It is formed on 1^st 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 1^st 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 16^th May 1975
• It was originally the Kingdom of Sikkim in the Indian Empire.
• 1975 – Accession and establishment by the 35^th amendment to the Constitution of India.

Tamil Nadu

• Tamil Nadu Day 18^th 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 - 2^nd June Formation (2014)
• 2014 – Divided from Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Tripura

• Tripura State was formed 21^st 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 24^th 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 9^th November 2000
• 2000 – Divided from Uttar Pradesh by Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

West Bengal

• West Bengal was formed on 20^th 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 1^st November 1956.
• 1950 – A Part D state
• 1956 – Established as union territory by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Chandigarh

• Chandigarh was founded on 1^st 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 26^th 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 1^st 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 31^st 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 31^st 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 1^st November1956
• 1956 – Split from Madras state to create union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Puducherry

• Puducherry Liberation Day was celebrated on 1^st November 1954
• De Jure Transfer Day was celebrated on 16^thAugust 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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