State Reorganization Commission
After India's independence, the "State Reorganization Commission" was formed in the year 1953 for the reorganization of states in India. The State Reorganization Commission in its report accepted the idea of creating states on the basis of language and culture, after which various states were created.
List of all 29 states of India with their establishment year and their current capital:
Here is the list of year of establishment of all 29 states and 09 union territories of India. Usually questions related to this list are asked in competitive exams. If you are preparing for various competitive exams like: IAS, Teacher, UPSC, PCS, SSC, Bank, MBA and other government jobs, then you must know the year of establishment of all the states and union territories of India :-
Indian state name | Foundation Year | Capital |
Arunachal Pradesh | February 20, 1987 | Itanagar |
Assam | 26 January 1950 | Dispur |
Andhra Pradesh | 01 November 1956 | Hyderabad (Legal), Amaravati (Actual) |
Odisha or Orissa | 01 April 1936 | Bhubaneswar |
Uttar Pradesh | 26 January 1950 | Lucknow |
Uttarakhand | 09 November 2000 | Dehradun |
Karnataka | 01 November 1956 | Bengaluru |
Kerala | 1 November 1956 | Thiruvananthapuram |
Gujarat | May 1, 1960 | Gandhinagar |
Goa | May 30, 1987 | Panaji |
Chhattisgarh | 01 November 2000 | New Raipur |
Jharkhand | 15 November 2000 | Ranchi |
Tamil Nadu | 26 January 1950 | Chennai |
Telangana | June 02, 2014 | Hyderabad |
Tripura | 21 January 1972 | Agartala |
Nagaland | 01 December 1963 | Kohima |
Punjab | 01 November 1966 | Chandigarh |
West Bengal | 01 November 1956 | Kolkata |
Bihar | 01 April 1912 | Patna |
Manipur | 21 January 1972 | Imphal |
Madhya Pradesh | 01 November 1956 | Bhopal |
Maharashtra | May 1, 1960 | Mumbai |
Mizoram | 20 February 1987 | Aizawl |
Meghalaya | 21 January 1972 | Shillong |
Rajasthan | 01 November 1956 | Jaipur |
Sikkim | May 16, 1975 | Gantok |
Haryana | 01 November 1966 | Chandigarh |
Himachal Pradesh | 25 January 1971 | Shimla |
List of all 09 Union Territories of India with their establishment year and their capital:
Name of the Union Territory | Foundation Year | Capital |
Andaman and Nicobar archipelago | 1956 | Port Blair |
Chandigarh | 1966 | Chandigarh |
Daman and Diu | 1987 | repression |
Dadra and Nagar mansion | 1944 | Silvas |
Delhi | 1952 | New Delhi |
Puducherry | 1954 | Puducherry |
Lakshadweep | 1956 | Kavaratti |
Jammu and Kashmir | 31 October 2019 (Union Territories) | Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter) |
Ladakh | 31 October 2019 (Union Territories) | Leh |
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