List of Indian state days

Foundation (or statehood) Day of Indian States

The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British Raj on 15 August 1947 and became a republic on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a state day to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like Assam and Bengal celebrate it on other specific days. Some of the states and union territories have declared official holidays. State functions, parades, cultural events and award ceremonies are generally organized. Many states celebrate their state day on their formation date or statehood date.

## List

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### States

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State  | Day  | Date  | Significance  | Timeline  | Ref.

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Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Day | 1 November  | Reorganisation (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

| [1]
Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Day | 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

| [2]
Assam | Assam Day | 2 December  | Establishment of Ahom kingdom (1228)

Technically Statehood (1950)

* 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

| [3]
Bihar | Bihar Day | 22 March  | Formation (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

| [4]
Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava | 1 November  | Formation (2000)  |

* 2000 – Divided from Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

| [5]
Goa | Goa Liberation Day | 19 December  | Liberation (1961)  |

* 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

| [6]
Goa Day | 30 May  | Statehood (1987)  | [7]
Gujarat | Gujarat Day | 1 May  | Formation (1960)  |

* 1924 – Organised as States of Western India Agency
* 1944 – Reorganised 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

| [8]
Haryana | Haryana Day | 1 November  | Formation (1966)  |

* 1966 – Carved out from the State of Punjab by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

| [9]
Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Day | 25 January  | Formation (1971)  |

* 1948 – Organized as Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh
* 1971 – Achieved statehood by State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

| [10]
Jharkhand | Jharkhand Day | 15 November  | Formation (2000)  |

* 2000 – Divided from Bihar by Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

| [11]
Karnataka | Karnataka Rajyotsava | 1 November  | Reorganisation (1956)  |

* 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

| [12]
Kerala | Kerala Day | 1 November  | Formation (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

| [13]
Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Day | 1 November  | Formation (1956)  |

* 1956 – Created by merging Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, Central Provinces and Berar and Bhopal State by States Reorganisation Act, 1956

| [14]
Maharashtra | Maharashtra Day | 1 May  | Formation (1960)  |

* 1960 – Bifurcation of State of Bombay to form State of Maharashtra by Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960

| [15]
Manipur | Manipur Day | 21 January  | Statehood (1972)  |

* 1972 – Achieved statehood by State of Manipur Act, 1971

| [16]
Meghalaya | Meghalaya Day | 21 January  | Statehood (1972)  |

* 1970 – Established as an autonomous state in Assam by Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969
* 1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

| [17]
Mizoram | Mizoram Day | 20 February  | Statehood (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

| [18]
Nagaland | Nagaland Day | 1 December  | Statehood (1963)  |

* 1963 – Statehood given by State of Nagaland Act, 1962

| [19]
Odisha | Odisha Day | 1 April  | Formation (1936)  |

* 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

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Punjab | Punjab Day | 1 November  | Reorganisation (1966)  |

* 1947 – Founded as East Punjab Province from Undivided Punjab Province
* 1950 – Renamed as Punjab State
* 1966 – Reorganised by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

| [21]
Rajasthan | Rajasthan Day | 30 March  | Formation (1949)  |

* 1949 – Founded as United State of Rajasthan from erstwhile Matsya and Rajasthan
* 1950 – Renamed as Rajasthan
* 1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956

| [22]
Sikkim | Sikkim Day | 16 May  | Formation (1975)  |

* Originally the Kingdom of Sikkim in the Indian Empire
* 1975 – Accession and establishment by the 35th amendment to the Constitution of India

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Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Day | 18 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

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Telangana | Telangana Day | 2 June  | Formation (2014)  |

* 2014 – Divided from Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

| [25]
Tripura | Tripura Day | 21 January  | Statehood (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

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Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh Day | 24 January  | Statehood and renaming United Provinces 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

| [27]
Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Day | 9 November  | Formation (2000)  |

* 2000 – Divided from Uttar Pradesh by Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

| [28]
West Bengal | West Bengal Day | 15 April[note 1] | Pohela Boishakh

Technically Statehood (1950)

* 1947 – Province of Bengal divided to form Province of West Bengal
* 1950 – Gained statehood as State of West Bengal

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### Union territories

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Union Territory  | Day  | Date | Significance | Timeline  | Ref.

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Day  | 1 November  | Union Territory (1956)  |

* 1950 – A Part D state
* 1956 – Established as union territory by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956

| [31]
Chandigarh | Chandigarh Day  | 1 November  | Formation (1966)  |

* 1953 – Established as capital of East Punjab
* 1966 – Reorganized as union territory Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

| [32]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Day  | 26 January  | Formation (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

| [33]
Delhi | Delhi Day | 1 November  | Union Territory (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

| [34]
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day | 26 October  | Accession (1947)  |

* 1947 – Accession to India
* 2019 – Reorganized as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

| [35]
\-  | 31 October  | Union Territory (2019)  | [36]
Ladakh | Ladakh Day | 31 October  | Formation (2019)  | *2019 – Formed as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 | [36]
Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep Day | 1 November  | Formation (1956)  |

* 1956 – Split from Madras state to create union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956

| [37]
Puducherry | Puducherry Liberation Day | 1 November  | De Facto (unofficial) transfer (1954)  |

* 1954 – De facto cession of French establishments of India
* 1962 – De jure transfer to India
* 1963 – Organized as union territory

| [38]
De Jure Transfer Day | 16 August  | De Jure (official) transfer (1962)  | [39]

## See also

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* List of Indian state symbols

## Notes

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1. ^ As of September 7, 2023, the West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to make Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) on April 15 as Bengal Day, or West Bengal Foundation Day, also known as Bangla Dibas. The first day of the Bengali calendar, Poila Boisakh, will be celebrated on April [29]15 in 2024

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