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{{Short description|Foundation (or statehood) Day of Indian States}}
The [[India|Union of India]] is a [[Federalism in India|federal]] union made up of 28 [[States and union territories of India|states]] and 8 [[Union territory|union territories]]. India achieved [[Independence Day (India)|independence]] from [[British Raj]] on 15 August 1947 and became a [[Republic Day (India)|republic]] on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a [[National Day|state day]] to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like [[Assam]] and [[West Bengal|Bengal]] celebrate it on other specific days. Some of the states and union territories have declared official holidays. State functions, parades, cultural events and award ceremonies are generally organized. Many states celebrate their state day on their formation date or statehood date.

==List==
===States===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left;" style="font-size: 85%"
!style="width:8em;"|State
!Day
!Date
!Significance
!Timeline
!Ref.
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Reorganisation (1956)
|
*1953 {{ndash}} [[State of Andhra]] separated from the [[State of Madras]] by [[Andhra State Act, 1953]]
*1956 {{ndash}} Merged with [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|State of Hyderabad]] to form the State of Andhra Pradesh by [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=After a gap of 5 years, Andhra to celebrate its formation day on Friday|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/south/after-a-gap-of-5-years-andhra-to-celebrate-its-formation-day-on-friday/story-yKYDwQO4Q8ztjGVfRDf9sM_amp.html|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=31 October 2019|access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Arunachal Pradesh Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||2|20}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1987)
|
*1972 {{ndash}} Created as a union territory from Assam by [[North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971]]
*1987 {{ndash}} Converted to a state by State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Amit Shah To Visit Arunachal Pradesh On February 20, To Attend Statehood Day Function|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/home-minister-amit-shah-to-visit-arunachal-pradesh-for-statehood-day-function-on-february-20-2182104|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=18 February 2020|access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Assam]]
|[[Assam Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||12|2}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Establishment of [[Ahom kingdom]] (1228)
Technically Statehood (1950)
|
*1874 {{ndash}} Divided from [[Bengal Presidency]] to form [[North-East Frontier Province]]
*1905 {{ndash}} Merged into [[Eastern Bengal and Assam]]
*1912 {{ndash}} Re-established as [[Province of Assam]]
*1950 {{ndash}} Achieved statehood as State of Assam
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/assam-day-celebrated-at-42nd-india-international-trade-fair-202320231122220621/|title=Assam Day celebrated at 42nd India International Trade Fair 2023|date=22 November 2023|publisher=ANI News|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|[[Bihar Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||3|22}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1912)
|
*1912 {{ndash}} Founded as [[Province of Bihar and Orissa]]
*1936 {{ndash}} Divided to form [[Province of Bihar]] by [[Government of India Act 1935]]
*1950 {{ndash}} Achieved statehood as State of Bihar
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/03/bihar-diwas-marks-public-holiday-in-bihar/|publisher=Bihar Prabha|access-date=1 November 2023|date=22 March 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2000)
|
*2000 {{ndash}} Divided from Madhya Pradesh by [[Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Foundation day celebration to mark state's growth|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/foundation-day-celebration-to-mark-state-s-growth-111110100092_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard|last=Das|first=R. Krishna|date=21 January 2013|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Goa]]
|[[Goa Liberation Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||12|19}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Liberation (1961)
|rowspan="2"|
*1961 {{ndash}} Annexed to India after [[Liberation of Goa|Portuguese-Indian War]] as a part of [[Goa, Daman and Diu|Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu]]
*1987 {{ndash}} Made a State by State of Goa Act, 1986
|<ref>{{cite news|last=Bose|first=Abhimanyu|title=Country Celebrates 57th Goa Liberation Day, Parade Held In Coastal State |url=https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/goa-liberation-day-2018-as-manohar-parrikar-sends-wishes-a-brief-history-of-goa-liberation-day-1965087 |publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=19 December 2018|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goa Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||5|30}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1987)
|<ref>{{cite news|title=On Goa Statehood Day, PM Modi, President Kovind Greet People|url=https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/goa-statehood-day-president-ramnath-kovind-pramod-sawant-leaders-greet-people-2045360|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|last=Taneja|first=Richa|date=30 May 2019|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Gujarat Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||5|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1960)
|
*1924 {{ndash}} Organised as [[States of Western India Agency]]
*1944 {{ndash}} Reorganised as [[Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency]]
*1948 {{ndash}} Organized as [[State of Saurashtra]] and [[United State of Kathiawar]]
*1956 {{ndash}} Merged with [[State of Bombay]] per States Reorganisation Act, 1956
*1960 {{ndash}} [[State of Bombay]] bifurcated to form State of Gujarat
|<ref>{{cite news|last=Trivedi|first=Anesh K.|title=Gujarat Day 2021: Know All About The Formation Of Gujarat State|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-day-2021-know-all-about-the-formation-of-gujarat-state-2446084|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=1 May 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Haryana]]
|[[Haryana Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1966)
|
*1966 {{ndash}} Carved out from the [[State of Punjab]] by [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Haryana Day celebrated with patriotic fervour|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryana-day-celebrated-with-patriotic |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=2 November 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||1|25}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1971)
|
*1948 {{ndash}} Organized as [[Chief Commissioner's Province]] of Himachal Pradesh
*1971 {{ndash}} Achieved statehood by [[The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970|State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Know Your State – Him of|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/know-state-himachal-pradesh-1502547088.html|newspaper=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=25 January 2000|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Jharkhand Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|15}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2000)
|
*2000 {{ndash}} Divided from Bihar by [[Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Jharkhand foundation day 2022: Facts about its history, formation, politics etc|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jharkhand-foundation-day-2022-facts-about-its-history-formation-politics-etc/articleshow/95532356.cms|date=15 November 2022|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Karnataka Rajyotsava]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Reorganisation (1956)
|
* Originally the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] in the Indian Empire
*1948 {{ndash}} Admitted as [[State of Mysore]] in the Indian Union
*1956 {{ndash}} Southern Kannada-speaking parts of Bombay State added to Mysore State per States Reorganisation Act, 1956
*1973 {{ndash}} Renamed as State of Karnataka
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Karnataka Rajyotsava: Why Karnataka celebrates its formatio of|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-rajyotsava-why-karnataka-celebrates-its-formation-day-70899|newspaper=[[The News Minute]]|date=1 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Kerala Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1956)
|
*1949 {{ndash}} Organized as [[Travancore-Cochin]] State from former [[Kingdom of Cochin]] and [[Kingdom of Travancore]] in the Indian Empire
*1956 {{ndash}} Merged with parts of [[Madras State]] to form State of Kerala by [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]
|<ref>{{cite news|last=Hridayesh|first=Pisharoty|title=Kerala Piravi 201» had ordered merger of Bhavnagar its on|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-piravi-2019-it-was-day-pattom-thankachan-led-aicc-125929 |newspaper=[[The News Minute]]|date=1 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1956)
|
*1956 {{ndash}} Created by merging [[Madhya Bharat]], [[Vindhya Pradesh]], [[Central Provinces and Berar]] and [[Bhopal State]] by [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day: Know history, significance of state foundation day celebrated on November 1|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/madhya-pradesh-foundation-day-know-history-significance-of-state-foundation-day-celebrated-on-november-1-1842381-2021-11-01|date=1 November 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Maharashtra Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||5|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1960)
|
*1960 {{ndash}} Bifurcation of [[State of Bombay]] to form State of Maharashtra by [[Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Maharashtra Day 2021: Why state celebrates its foundation day on May 1|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/maharashtra-day-2021-why-state-celebrates-its-foundation-day-on-may-1-1796950-2021-05-01|date=1 May 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Manipur Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||1|21}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1972)
|
*1972 {{ndash}} Achieved statehood by [[State of Manipur Act, 1971]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Manipur Statehood Day celebrated|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/manipur-statehood-day-celebrated/1687|publisher=[[Outlook India]]|date=21 January 2018|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Meghalaya Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||1|21}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1972)
|
*1970 {{ndash}} Established as an autonomous state in Assam by Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969
*1972 {{ndash}} Achieved statehood by [[North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Meghalaya celebrates Statehood Day|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/meghalaya-celebrates-statehood-day/article38449651.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 January 2022|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|[[Mizoram Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||2|20}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1987)
|
*1971 {{ndash}} Founded as a union territory by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
*1987 {{ndash}} Established as Mizoram state by State of Mizoram Act, 1986
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mizoram statehood day: President Kovind, PM Modi extend greetings|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mizoram-statehood-day-president-kovind-pm-modi-extend-greetings-101613615596340.html|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=20 February 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nagaland]]
|[[Nagaland Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||12|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1963)
|
*1963 {{ndash}} Statehood given by State of Nagaland Act, 1962
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Here's why Nagaland celebrates statehood day on December 1|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/nagaland-statehood-day-2021-1887892-2021-12-01|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=1 December 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|[[Odisha Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||5|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1936)
|
*1912 {{ndash}} Founded as [[Province of Bihar and Orissa]]
*1936 {{ndash}} Divided to form [[Province of Orissa]] by Government of India Act 1935
*2011 {{ndash}} Renamed as Odisha by [[The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011|Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Odisha Day 2022: History, significance and celebrations of Utkal Divas|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/odisha-day-2022-history-significance-and-celebrations-of-utkal-divas/856069|newspaper=Times Now|date=1 April 2022|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Reorganisation (1966)
|
*1947 {{ndash}} Founded as [[East Punjab Province]] from Undivided [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]]
*1950 {{ndash}} Renamed as [[Punjab State]]
*1966 {{ndash}} Reorganised by [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=8 Indian states celebrate their formation day today. PM Modi extends greetings|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/8-indian-states-celebrate-their-formation-day-today-pm-modi-extends-greetings-653858/amp|publisher=WION}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Rajasthan Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1949)
|
*1949 {{ndash}} Founded as United State of Rajasthan from erstwhile [[United States of Matsya|Matsya]] and Rajasthan
*1950 {{ndash}} Renamed as Rajasthan
*1956 {{ndash}} Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rajasthan Diwas 2021: 71st Foundation Day of Rajasthan|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/rajasthan-diwas-1425876665-1|publisher=Jagran Josh|date=30 March 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Sikkim Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||5|16}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1975)
|
*Originally the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]] in the Indian Empire
*1975 {{ndash}} Accession and establishment by the 35th amendment to the [[Constitution of India]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Today is Sikkim Day: 46 years of becoming India's 22nd state|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/today-is-sikkim-day-46-years-of-becoming-indias-22nd-state/345054|publisher=Times Now|date=16 May 2019|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Tamil Nadu Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||7|18}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Renaming of Madras to Tamil Nadu (1969)
|
*1950 {{ndash}} [[Province of Madras]] renamed as [[State of Madras]]
*1953 {{ndash}} Divided by [[Andhra State Act, 1953]]
*1956 {{ndash}} Reorganized by [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]
*1969 {{ndash}} Renamed as Tamil Nadu by Madras State (Alteration of name) Act, 1968
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=In Pictures: How Madras became Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/in-pictures-how-madras-became-tamil-nadu-1954755-2022-01-14|publisher=India Today|date=14 January 2022|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Telangana]]
|[[Telangana Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||6|2}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2014)
|
*2014 {{ndash}} Divided from [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]] by [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Telangana Formation Day 2021: History, significance and celebrations of the day|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/telangana-formation-day-2021-history-significance-and-celebrations-of-the-day/772660|newspaper=Times Now|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tripura]]
|[[Tripura Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||1|21}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1972)
|
*1949 {{ndash}} [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura]] acceded to the Indian Union by [[Tripura Merger Agreement]]
*1950 {{ndash}} Became a part C state by Constitution of India
*1956 {{ndash}} Organized as a union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
*1972 {{ndash}} Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Statehood Day: 10 facts about Tripura, the 'Land of Two Kings'|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/statehood-day-10-facts-about-tripura-the-land-of-two-kings/725146|publisher=Times Now|date=21 January 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Statehood and renaming United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh (1950)
|
*1902 {{ndash}} Founded as [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] from [[North-Western Provinces and Oudh|North-Western Provinces]]
*1936 {{ndash}} Renamed as United Province by Government of India Act 1935
*1950 {{ndash}} Reorganized as state of Uttar Pradesh with addition of parts of [[Delhi Territory]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Uttar Pradesh Diwas: State celebrates 71st Foundation Day|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-diwas-state-celebrates-71st-foundation-day/articleshow/74250094.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=24 January 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|[[Uttarakhand Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|9}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2000)
|
*2000 {{ndash}} Divided from Uttar Pradesh by [[Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Uttarakhand Foundation Day 2021: Know history, significance, and celebrations of state's 21st Foundation Day|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/uttarakhand-foundation-day-2021-know-history-significance-and-celebrations-of-state-s-21st-foundation-day-1885533-2021-11-08|publisher=India Today|date=9 November 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[West Bengal Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||4|15}}{{refn|group=note|name=WB|As of September 7, 2023, the West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to make Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) on April 15 as Bengal Day, or West Bengal Foundation Day, also known as Bangla Dibas. The first day of the Bengali calendar, Poila Boisakh, will be celebrated on April <ref>{{Cite web | title=West Bengal government notifies Poila Boisakh as State Day and Banglar Mati Banglar Jal as State Song - The Hindu | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-government-notifies-poila-boisakh-as-state-day-and-banglar-mati-banglar-jal-as-state-song/article67693230.ece | access-date=2025-09-17 | website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>15 in 2024}}
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Pohela Boishakh]]
Technically Statehood (1950)
|
*1947 {{ndash}} [[Province of Bengal]] divided to form Province of West Bengal
*1950 {{ndash}} Gained statehood as State of West Bengal
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=West Bengal Foundation Day: History, significance, and celebrations of the day|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/west-bengal-foundation-day-history-significance-and-celebrations-of-the-day/892146|newspaper=Times Now|date=20 June 2022|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>
|}

===Union territories===
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="font-size: 85%"
!style="width:8em;" style="text-align:center;"|Union Territory
!style="width:12em;"|Day
!style="width:6em;"|{{Tooltip|Date|Day designated for observance by the state}}
!style="width:6em;"|{{Tooltip|Significance|Significance of the day}}
!Timeline
!style="width:2em;"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|Andaman and Nicobar Day
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Union Territory (1956)
|
*1950 {{ndash}} A Part D state
*1956 {{ndash}} Established as union territory by the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Foundation Day of 5 states, 3 Union Territories: Check brief history, PM Modi's messages|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/foundation-day-of-5-states-3-union-territories-check-brief-history-pm-modis-messages/1368414/|publisher=Financial Times|date=1 November 2018|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chandigarh]]
|Chandigarh Day
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1966)
|
*1953 {{ndash}} Established as capital of East Punjab
*1966 {{ndash}} Reorganized as union territory Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chandigarh looks back at 51 years, flashback at Parade Ground|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/city-looks-back-at-51-years-flashback-at-parade-ground/articleshow/61427051.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|author=Behal, Arsh|date=2 November 2017|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Day
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||1|26}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2020)
|
*1961 {{ndash}} Annexed to India after [[Liberation of Goa|Indo-Portuguese War]] as a part of [[Goa, Daman and Diu|Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu]]
*1987 {{ndash}} Reorganized as union territories of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] and [[Daman and Diu]] by State of Goa Act, 1986
*2020 {{ndash}} Reorganized by merging by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to be one Union Territory from January 26|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/daman-and-diu-dadra-and-nagar-haveli-to-be-one-union-territory-from-january-26/article30350549.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 December 2019|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Union Territory (1956)
|
*1911 {{ndash}} Established as the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi and Capital of India
*1956 {{ndash}} Reorganized as union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Formation day: These Indian states were formed on November 1|date=November 2019 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/rajyotsava-indian-states-formation-day-november-1-560506|publisher=India TV|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)|Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day]]
|style="text-align:center;" |{{dts|format=dmy||10|26}}
|style="text-align:center;" |Accession (1947)
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*1947 {{ndash}} [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Accession]] to India
*2019 {{ndash}} Reorganized as union territory by [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]]
| <ref name=":holidays">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 March 2021|title=Jammu and Kashmir government holiday list 2021|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/jammu-and-kashmir-government-holiday-list-2021-1773993-2021-03-01|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-12|website=India Today|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301070608/https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/jammu-and-kashmir-government-holiday-list-2021-1773993-2021-03-01 |archive-date=1 March 2021 }}</ref>
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|style="text-align:center;" |{{dts|format=dmy||10|31}}
|style="text-align:center;" |Union Territory (2019)
|<ref name="JK-LA">{{Cite news|title=Modi govt sets Oct 31 as J&K, Ladakh UTs' birthday|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/modi-govt-sets-oct-31-as-jk-ladakh-uts-birthday-753289.html|publisher=Deccan Herald|author=Joy, Shemin|date=9 August 2019|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Ladakh]]
|[[Ladakh Day]]
|style="text-align:center;" |{{dts|format=dmy||10|31}}
|style="text-align:center;" |Formation (2019)
|*2019 {{ndash}} Formed as union territory by [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]]
|<ref name="JK-LA">{{Cite news|title=Modi govt sets Oct 31 as J&K, Ladakh UTs' birthday|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/modi-govt-sets-oct-31-as-jk-ladakh-uts-birthday-753289.html|publisher=Deccan Herald|author=Joy, Shemin|date=9 August 2019|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Lakshadweep]]
|[[Lakshadweep Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1956)
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*1956 {{ndash}} Split from Madras state to create union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lakshadweep celebrates 63rd formation day today|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/lakshadweep-celebrates-63rd-formation-day-today/articleshow/66453906.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|author=Tom, Disney|date=1 November 2018|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|[[Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India|Puducherry Liberation Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||11|1}}
|style="text-align:center;"|De Facto (unofficial) transfer (1954)
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*1954 {{ndash}} De facto cession of French establishments of India
*1962 {{ndash}} De jure transfer to India
*1963 {{ndash}} Organized as union territory
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Puducherry to celebrate 'Formation Day' on Nov 1|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Puducherry-to-celebrate-lsquoFormation-Dayrsquo-on-Nov-1/article15798191.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 November 2010|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
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|[[History_of_Puducherry#Separation_from_France|De Jure Transfer Day]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{dts|format=dmy||8|16}}
|style="text-align:center;"|De Jure (official) transfer (1962)
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/de-jure-transfer-anniversary-held-in-union-territory-national-flag-hoisted/article67201855.ece|title=De Jure Transfer anniversary held in Union Territory; national flag hoisted|date=16 August 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[List of Indian state symbols]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Symbols of Indian states}}
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[[Category:Indian culture-related lists|State foundation days]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols|Foundation days]]

List of Indian state days - Revision history

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