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{{Short description|2000 Indian law creating the state of Jharkhand}}
{{One source|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
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{{Infobox legislation
|status = In Force
|enacted_by= [[Parliament of India]]
|short_title= Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
}}

'''Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000''' was a law passed by the [[parliament of India]] in 2000. [[Loksabha]] and [[Rajya sabha]] passed the bill on 2 and 11 August respectively and on 15 November 2000, it gave birth to new State, Jharkhand.<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India edited by Gautam Kumar Bera|pages=60–61|isbn=9788183241458|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&q=Bihar+State+reorganization+bill&pg=PA60|last1=Bera|first1=Gautam Kumar|year=2008}}</ref> It created the state of [[Jharkhand]] from a portion of [[Bihar]].<ref name=":0">http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1054471/</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/08/12/stories/01120008.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Parliament passes Jharkhand bill}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The law was introduced by the NDA government headed by [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] to fulfil an election promise.

== Criticism ==
It was criticised by [[Arjun Munda]], as he thought it to be biased.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121011/jsp/frontpage/story_16077086.jsp|title = Opp. backs Munda on 'unfair' Bihar law |date = 11 October 2012|access-date = 2015-12-01|via = http://www.telegraphindia.com/|newspaper = Telegraph India}}</ref>

== Definitions ==

* '''Article:''' means an article of the [[Constitution of india|Constitution]].<ref name=":0" />
* '''Election Commission:''' means the Election Commission appointed by the [[President of india|President]] under article 324.<ref name=":0" />

== Important sections ==
* '''Section 113''': It states that here will be [[Jharkhand]] comprising the following districts of the existing State of Bihar-
** [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]
** [[Chatra]]
** Deogarh
** Dhanbad
** Dumka
** Garhwa
** Giridih
** Godda
** Gumla
** Hazaribagh
** Kodarma
** Lohardaga 
** Pakur
** Palamu
** Ranchi (the new capital)
** [[Sahebganj]] 
** Singhbhum (East) 
** Singhbhum (West)

==References==
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{{Indian legislations}}

[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 2000]]
[[Category:Vajpayee administration initiatives]]
[[Category:Reorganisation of Indian states]]
[[Category:History of Bihar (1947–present)]]
[[Category:History of Jharkhand (1947–present)]]


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