States Reorganisation Act
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.
Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 remains the single most extensive change in state boundaries since the independence of India in 1947.
The Act came into effect at the same time as the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, which (among other things) restructured the constitutional framework for India's existing states.
Read more about States Reorganisation Act: Political Integration After Independence and The Constitution of 1950, The Movement For Linguistic States, The States Reorganisation Commission, Related Changes By Other Legislation, Effect of The Changes
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