TELANGANA FORMATION DAY
TELANGANA FORMATION DAY
What is the news : Telangana celebrated 8th formation day on 2 June
Details :
- The Andhra State Act (1953) formed the first linguistic state of India, known as the state of Andhra, by taking out the Telugu speaking areas from the State of Madras (now Tamil Nadu) on protest of POTTI SRIRAMULU
- The States Reorganisation Act (1956) merged the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad state with the Andhra state to create the enlarged Andhra Pradesh state.
- The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014) bifurcated Andhra Pradesh into two separate states, namely, the Andhra Pradesh (residuary) and the Telangana.
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Facts about Telangana |
State Symbols of Telangana |
| 1. Capital- Hyderabad
2. Official Language – Telugu 3. Main Language: Urdu, Telugu 4. Area – 112,077 Sq. Kms. 5. Established on – 2 June, 2014 6. First Chief Minister- K Chandrashekar Rao (incumbent) 7. First Governor – E S L Narsimhan (incumbent) |
1. State Tree – Jammi Chettu (Prosopis Cineraria) 2. State Flower – Tangedu (Tanner’s Cassia) 3. State Animal – Jinka (Deer) 4. State Bird – Palapitta (Indian Roller or Blue Jay) |
FORMATION OF NEW STATES
ARTICLE 2 : ADMISSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STATES
Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
ARTICLE 3 : FORMATION OF NEW STATES AND ALTERATION OF AREAS, BOUNDARIES OR NAMES OF EXISTING STATES
- Parliament may by law –
(a) form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State;
(b) increase the area of any State;
(c) diminish the area of any State;
(d) alter the boundaries of any State;
(e) alter the name of any State:
- Provided that no Bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either House of Parliament except on the recommendation of the President and unless, where the proposal contained in the Bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the States, the Bill has been referred by the President to the Legislature of that State for expressing its views thereon within such period as may be specified in the reference or within such further period as the President may allow and the period so specified or allowed has expired.
