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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2000 Indian law creating the state of Jharkhand}}<br />
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'''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.<br />
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== Criticism ==<br />
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><br />
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== Definitions ==<br />
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* '''Article:''' means an article of the [[Constitution of india|Constitution]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
* '''Election Commission:''' means the Election Commission appointed by the [[President of india|President]] under article 324.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Important sections ==<br />
* '''Section 113''': It states that here will be [[Jharkhand]] comprising the following districts of the existing State of Bihar-<br />
** [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]<br />
** [[Chatra]]<br />
** Deogarh<br />
** Dhanbad<br />
** Dumka<br />
** Garhwa<br />
** Giridih<br />
** Godda<br />
** Gumla<br />
** Hazaribagh<br />
** Kodarma<br />
** Lohardaga <br />
** Pakur<br />
** Palamu<br />
** Ranchi (the new capital)<br />
** [[Sahebganj]] <br />
** Singhbhum (East) <br />
** Singhbhum (West)<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian legislations}}<br />
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[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 2000]]<br />
[[Category:Vajpayee administration initiatives]]<br />
[[Category:Reorganisation of Indian states]]<br />
[[Category:History of Bihar (1947–present)]]<br />
[[Category:History of Jharkhand (1947–present)]]<br />
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