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How can I create a new state in India?
The constitutional power to create new states and union territories in India is solely reserved to the Parliament of India. Parliament can do so by announcing new states/union territories, separating territory from an existing state or merging two or more states/union territories or parts of them.
Which was the most recently added state in India?
Telangana is the newly-formed state in India. Earlier, it was a part of Andhra Pradesh.
Which state was not created in 2000?
Maharashtra state was formed in 1960 by dividing the Bombay province on a linguistic basis into Maharashtra and Gujarat. In November 2000, three new states were created, namely Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal(Uttarakhand), and Jharkhand.
Which is the smallest State in India?
Goa
Area of India : 3,287,240 Sq km.*
| Largest State | Rajasthan | 342,239 Sq km |
|---|---|---|
| Smallest State | Goa | 3,702 Sq km |
| Largest Union Territory | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8,249 Sq km |
| Smallest Union Territory | Lakshadweep | 32 Sq km |
| Largest District | Kachchh (Gujarat) | 45,652 Sq km |
What is required to create States?
“New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the …
Which is the smallest state of India?
Which Indian state has its own constitution?
Jammu and Kashmir
The Constitution of India granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir among Indian states, and it was the only state in India to have a separate constitution.
Can any state leave India?
India. Pakistan seceded from the British Indian empire in what is known as the Partition. Today, the Constitution of India does not allow Indian states to secede from the Union.