List of Indian state days

The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British rule 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

States

State	Day	Date	Significance	Timeline	Ref.
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	[20]
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	[23]
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	[24]
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	[26]
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	[30]

Union territories

Union Territory	Day	Date	Significance	Timeline	Ref.
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 and formation of Jammu and Kashmir State 2019 – Reorganized as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019	[35]
	Jammu and Kashmir Day	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

• List of Indian state symbols

Notes

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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