{"id":56799,"date":"2025-07-24T15:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=56799"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:12:53","slug":"foundation-day-of-indian-states-and-uts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/foundation-day-of-indian-states-and-uts\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Day of Indian States and UTs, History, Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After India gained independence in 1947, the country had 562 princely states. Most of these eventually accepted to become a part of the Indian Union. Over time, many of them were reorganised into new administrative states. A major shift occurred with the States Reorganization Act of 1956, which restructured Indian states based primarily on linguistic basis. Each state and union territory has its formation dates which is essential for every aspirant who is planning to appear in any competitive exam. The article shared below discusses the Foundation Day of Indian States and UTs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Formation of Indian States and Union Territories<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Formation of Indian States and Union Territories began after independence in 1947. The country comprised over 565 princely states and 17 provinces, which were integrated into the Indian Union under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and his secretary, V.P. Menon, by 1948. When the Constitution was being drafted in 1949, the First Schedule categorized the Indian territory into four parts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A: Former Governor\u2019s Provinces<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B: Former Princely States or their groupings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part C: Territories administered by Chief Commissioners appointed by the President<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part D: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>States Reorganization Act of 1956<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Reorganization Act of 1956 was introduced to determine the boundaries of each princely state to safeguard the diversity of each linguistic identity especially after Andhra was carved out in 1953 for Telugu-speaking people. The States Reorganization Act reorganized the country into 14 states and 6 union territories, replacing the older classification under Parts A, B, C, and D of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 98.0967%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center; width: 97.4871%;\" colspan=\"2\"><b>States Reorganization Act of 1956<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.521%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.9661%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madras (renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969), Madhya Pradesh, Mysore (renamed as Karnataka in 1973), Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10.521%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.9661%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Manipur, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>List of Foundation Day of Indian States<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formation of Indian states has been an evolving process over the years. The table below includes the List of Foundation Day of Indian States in chronological order.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 98.1957%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 96.9836%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\"><b>List of Foundation Day of Indian States<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Name<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formation Date<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formed By<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous Status<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1953<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linguistic Reorganization<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Madras State<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First linguistic state<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States Reorganization Act (SRA 1956)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Mysore State<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created to incorporate Kannada-speaking areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SRA 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Travancore-Cochin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unified several regions for the Malayali population.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 May 1960<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bombay Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Bombay State<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established for Marathi speakers following the Samyukta Maharashtra movement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 May 1960<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bombay Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Bombay State<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formed from Gujarati-speaking areas due to the Mahagujarat movement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagaland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 December 1963<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagaland Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Assam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognized the rights of the Naga people and their unique culture<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1966<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Punjab State<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created to represent Punjabi-speaking populations after the Punjabi Suba movement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haryana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1966<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Punjab State<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established to cater to Hindi-speaking residents in the former Punjab region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 January 1971<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union territory till 1971<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognized the distinct cultural identity of the region establishing a full-fledged state<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 January 1972<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acknowledged the aspirations of the Manipuri people<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meghalaya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 January 1972<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cater to Garo and Khasi ethnic groups<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tripura<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 January 1972<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognized the rights and identity of the Tripuri people<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikkim<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16 May 1975<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constitution (36th Amendment) Act of 1975<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formerly a Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant statehood to the \u201cassociate state\u201d of Sikkim after referendum<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mizoram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 February 1987<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mizoram Accord<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established to address ethnic identity and local governance issues<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arunachal Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 February 1987<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arunachal Pradesh Act 1986<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Converted the North-East Frontier Agency into the state due to strategic importance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 May 1987<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goa, Daman, and Diu Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achieved statehood after liberation from Portuguese rule in 1961<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jharkhand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 November 2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Bihar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addressed local governance challenges and development issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chhattisgarh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Madhya Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aimed at improving local administration and addressing regional disparities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttarakhand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 November 2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address unique developmental needs in the Uttaranchal region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.024%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.4228%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 June 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1483%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2285%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.16%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established after a long struggle for identity and self-governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>List of Foundation Day of Indian Union Territory<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territories (UTs) in India are administrative divisions governed directly by the Central Government, unlike states which have their own elected governments. These territories were established based on factors such as administrative efficiency, strategic importance, and cultural uniqueness. The table below is the List of Foundation Day of Indian Union Territory:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 97.8949%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center; width: 96.994%;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>List of Foundation Day of Indian Union Territory<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Territories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formation Date<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formed By<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Status Before Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States Reorganisation Act of 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously British-controlled territory later Part D state<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SRA of 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part C state in the first schedule of the Indian Constitution<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakshadweep<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SRA of 1956<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Madras state<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 November 1966<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of the East Punjab<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 July 1963<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of French Territories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formerly French colonies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 October 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu &amp; Kashmir Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formerly a special state with autonomy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladakh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 October 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu &amp; Kashmir Reorganisation Act<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously part of Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.2405%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.6212%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26 January 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.1663%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9659%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separate UTs of Daman and Diu (30 May 1987) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (11 August 1961)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check the Foundation Days of Indian States and Union Territories their formation history and significance useful for exams and general knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[1805],"class_list":{"0":"post-56799","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-general-studies","7":"tag-foundation-day-of-indian-states-and-uts","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}