State Formation Day: List of States & UTs Foundation Day with Capitals

As per the constitution of India, our country is a Union of States. The topic of formation of States comes under part 1 of the Constitution of India under article 2, 3 and 4 which is as follows:

• Article 2: It briefs about the Admission and establishment of new states.
• Article 3: Briefs about the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states.
• Article 4: Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidents and consequential matters.

In this article you will get to know about the foundation days of Indian States and Union Territories along with some interesting facts related to their foundation.

List Of Indian State Foundation Days And Its Capitals

List Of Union Territories Foundation Days And Its Capitals

Facts On Indian State Formation

• Andhra Pradesh was formed by the State Reorganisation Act 1956.
• Arunachal Pradesh was Created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Which was later Converted to a state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986.
• Assam was founded as Ahom Kingdom and recognised as North-East Frontier Province 1874.
• Under the Madhya Pradesh reorganisation act the State of Chhattisgarh was formed on November 1, 2000.
• Tripura got its statehood by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
• Uttarakhand was formed under Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 as Uttaranchal, which was later renamed Uttarakhand in 2007.
• The State of Telangana was formed under the act of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
• While Chandigarh and Haryana formed on November 1 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.