STATE FORMATION HISTORY

AFTER THE FORMATION OF STATE ORGANISATION ACT 1956 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF FAZL ALI COMMISSION.
13 STATES AND 6 UNION TERRIRORY WERE FORMED.
AFTER THE FORMATION OF 14 STATES AND 6 UNION TERRITORY,WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF TIME,VARIOUS OTHER STATES WERE FORMED.
IN 1960,MAHARASTRA WAS BIFURCATED AND GUJRAT WAS FORMED OUT OF IT.
GUJRAT WAS THE 15th STATE OF INDIA.
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELY WAS RULED BY PORTUGESE TILL 1954.
IT WAS CONVERTED INTO UNION TERRITORY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
IT WAS CONVERTED INTO THE UNION TERRITORY BY 10th CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
IT WAS CONVERTED INTO UNION TERRITORY IN 1961.
GOA,DAMAN AND DIU WAS ALSO RULED BY PORTUGESE.
THE GOVERNEMENT IN 12th CONSITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONVERTED GOA,DAMAN AND DIU INTO 8th UNION TERRITORY.
IT WAS GIVEN THE STATUS OF UNION TERROTORY IN 1962.
PONDICHEERY WAS GIVEN THE UNION TERRITORY STATUS IN 1962.
IT WAS RULED BY FRENCH COLONIAL.
IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE UNION TERRITORY STATUS IN 14th CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
NAGALAND WAS INCLUDED IN THE STATE LIST OF INDIA IN 1963.
IT WAS DECLARED AS 16th STATE OF INDIA.