Formation of Kerala As KERALAM
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 bifurcated the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh into two separate states, namely, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
In 2000, Chhattisgarh was created out of Madhya Pradesh.
In 1966, the State of Punjab was bifurcated to create Haryana.
Kerala and Karnataka were formed under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Constitutional Provision
Article 3 Authorises The Parliament To
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.
- Increase the area of any state,
- Diminish the area of any state,
- Alter the boundaries of any state,
- Alter the name of any state.
However, Article 3 lays down two conditions
The Bill can be introduced in the Parliament only with the prior recommendation of the President;
Before recommending the bill, the President has to refer the same to the state legislature concerned for expressing its views within a specified period.
The President (or Parliament) is not bound by the views of the state legislature and may either accept or reject them, even if the views are received in time.
What Is The Process To Rename A State In India
Unlike in the case of renaming cities, to change the name of a state, approval from the Centre’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is required. This means that a Constitutional amendment becomes necessary to affect this change.
The proposal has to first come from the state government. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) then takes over and gives its consent after it receives No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from several agencies such as the Ministry of Railways, Intelligence Bureau, Department of Posts, Survey of India and Registrar General of India.
If the proposal is accepted, the resolution, introduced as a Bill in the Parliament, becomes a law and the name of the state is changed thereafter.
Here Is How The Kerala State Was Formed
Organised on linguistic principles, the modern borders of Kerala came into existence in 1956 when Travancore-Cochin state was merged with Malabar district of Madras and Kasaragod taluk of South Canara district
November 1 is a special day for Keralites around the world as the date marks the birth of the modern state of Kerala.
Organised on linguistic principles, the modern borders of Kerala came into existence in 1956 when Travancore-Cochin state was merged with Malabar district of Madras and Kasaragod taluk of South Canara district.
Parts of Southern Travancore-Cochin on the other hand went to Madras state.
The State Reorganisation Act that formed Kerala also resulted in the re-bordering of a number of other Indian states including Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Bombay state among others.
A federal structure of governance adopted soon after Independence in 1947 had led to the formation of state borders in keeping with historical and political considerations. In 1956 the borders of states had to be redrawn along linguistic lines.
November 1,1956 marks the date when language came to be officially accepted as the basis for marking borders of states in India.
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