States Formation Day

Constitutional Provisions

• Article 2:  Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
• Article 3: Parliament may by law
  • Form a new State by separation of territory from a State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States;
  • Increase the area of any State;
  • Diminish the area of any State;
  • Alter the boundaries of any State;
  • Alter the name of any State;
• Provided that no Bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either House of Parliament except by the Government of India and unless
• (a) Either–
  • (i) A representation in that behalf has been made to the President by a majority of the representatives of the territory in the Legislature of the State from which the territory is to be separated or excluded; or
  • (ii) A resolution in that behalf has been passed by the Legislature of any State whose boundaries or name will be affected by the proposal to be contained in the Bill; and
• (b) Where the proposal contained in the Bill affects the boundaries or name of any State, other than a State for the time being specified in Part III of the First Schedule, the views of the Legislature of the State both with respect to the proposal to introduce the Bill and with respect to the provisions thereof have been ascertained by the President;
  • where such a proposal affects the boundaries or name of any State for the time being specified in Part III of the First Schedule, the previous consent of the State to the proposal has been obtained.