HOW IS A STATE CREATED?
Article 3 of the Indian Constitution provides for the creation of a new state through a bill tabled in Parliament on the President's recommendation after consultations with the legislatures of the affected states.
DIFFERENT REASONS
Jhankhand, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh were created in 2000 on socio-political basis.
LINGUISTIC REASONS
States have also been created on linguistic lines, such as Andhra Pradesh in 1953.
AUTONOMOUS REGION
An autonomous region, like the Gorkhaland semi-autonomous administrative area, enjoys a degree of administrative and financial autonomy.
1953 - Andhra Pradesh was carved out of Madras. States' reorganisation commission was formed.
1953 - Northeast Frontier Agency was formed.
1956 - 14 states and 6 UTs were created.
1960 - Bombay state split into Maharashtra and Gujarat.
1963 - Nagaland carved out of Assam.
1966 - Haryana and Himachal Pradesh carved out of Punjab state.
1972 - Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura were formed.
1975 - Sikkim became part of Indian Union.
1987 - Goa and Arunachal Pradesh became states (earlier these were UTs).
2000 - Uttaranchal (out of Uttar Pradesh), Jharkhand (out of Bihar) and Chhattisgarh (out of Madhya Pradesh) were formed.
Article 3 of the Indian Constitution provides for the creation of a new state through a bill tabled in Parliament on the President's recommendation after consultations with the legislatures of the affected states.
FOUR-STEP PROCEDURE
Article 3 provides the following procedure:
Presidential reference is sent to State Assembly.
After presidential reference, a resolution is tabled and passed in Assembly.
Assembly has to pass a Bill creating the new State/States.
A separate Bill has to be ratified by Parliament..
DIFFERENT REASONS
Jhankhand, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh were created in 2000 on socio-political basis.
LINGUISTIC REASONS
States have also been created on linguistic lines, such as Andhra Pradesh in 1953.
AUTONOMOUS REGION
An autonomous region, like the Gorkhaland semi-autonomous administrative area, enjoys a degree of administrative and financial autonomy.
Chronology of states' bifurcation in India till date:
1947 - Provinces and around 550 princely states were merged with existing provinces.1953 - Andhra Pradesh was carved out of Madras. States' reorganisation commission was formed.
1953 - Northeast Frontier Agency was formed.
1956 - 14 states and 6 UTs were created.
1960 - Bombay state split into Maharashtra and Gujarat.
1963 - Nagaland carved out of Assam.
1966 - Haryana and Himachal Pradesh carved out of Punjab state.
1972 - Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura were formed.
1975 - Sikkim became part of Indian Union.
1987 - Goa and Arunachal Pradesh became states (earlier these were UTs).
2000 - Uttaranchal (out of Uttar Pradesh), Jharkhand (out of Bihar) and Chhattisgarh (out of Madhya Pradesh) were formed.
