| 1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Created by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act, 1953 by carving out some areas from the State of Madras |
| 2 |
Gujarat and Maharashtra |
The State of Bombay was divided into two States, I.e., Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay (Reorganisation) Act, 1960 |
| 3 |
Kerala |
Created by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. Te comprised Travancor and Cochin areas. |
| 4 |
Karnataka |
Created from the Princely State of Mysore by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It was renamed Karnataka in 1973. |
| 5 |
Nagaland |
It was carved out from the State of Assam by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962. |
| 6 |
Haryana |
It was carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966 |
| 7 |
Himachal Pradesh |
The Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 |
| 8 |
Meghalaya |
First carved out as a sub-State within the State of Assam by 23rd Constitutional Amendment, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act. 1971 |
| 9 |
Manipur and Tripura |
Both these States were elevated from the status of Union Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. |
| 10 |
Sikkim |
Sikkim was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th Amendment Act, 1975. |
| 11 |
Mizoram |
It was elevated to the Status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986. |
| 12 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
It received the status of a full State by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986. |
| 13 |
Goa |
Goa was separated from the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a full-fledged State by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. But Daman and Diu remained as Union Territory |
| 14 |
Chhattisgarh |
Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000 |
| 15 |
Uttaranchal |
Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2000 |
| 16 |
Jharkhand |
Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15,2000. |
