States Reorganisation Act, 1956

States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Parliament of India
CitationACT NO. 37 OF 1956
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted31 August 1956
Effective1 November 1956
Status: In force

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.[1]

Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 remains the most extensive change in state boundaries after the independence of India.

The Act came into effect at the same time as the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956,[2] which (among other things) restructured the constitutional framework for India's existing states and the requirements to pass the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 under the provisions of Part I of the Constitution of India, Article 3.[a]

  1. ^ "Explainer: The reorganization of states in India and why it happened". 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Seventh Amendment". Indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2011.


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