Articles 1 and 4 I. THE STATES

Name Territories 1. Andhra Pradesh The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953, sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959, and the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. 2. Assam The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were comprised in the Province of Assam, the Khasi States and the Assam Tribal Areas, but excluding the territories specified in the Schedule to the Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951,and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 and the territories specified in sections 5, 6 and 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971and the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015 3. Bihar The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Bihar or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section(1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the first mentioned Actand the territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 4. Gujarat The territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. 5. Kerala The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. 6. Madhya Pradesh The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956and the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959but excluding the territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. 7. Tamil Nadu The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Madras or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956,and the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 andthe territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. 8. Maharashtra The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, but excluding the territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. 9. Karnataka The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956but excluding the territory specified in the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968. 10.Odisha The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Orissa or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province. 11. Punjab The territories specified in section 11 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3, section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. 12. Rajasthan The territories specified in section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956but excluding the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959. 13. Uttar Pradesh The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province known as the United Provinces or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province, the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968and the territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub­section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979. 14. West Bengal The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of West Bengal or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province in the territory of Chandernagore as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954, and also the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956and also the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (c) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule and the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. 15. Jammu and Kashmir The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution are comprised in the Indian Slate of Jammu and Kashmir. 16. Nagaland The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962. 17. Haryana The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of that Act. 18. Himachal Pradesh The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were being administered as if they were Chief Commissioners' Provinces under the names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur and the Territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. 19. Manipur The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Manipur. 20. Tripura The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Tripuraand the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (d) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. 21. Meghalaya The territories specified in section 5 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971and the territories referred to in Part I of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. 22. Sikkim The territories which immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, were comprised in Sikkim 23. Mizoram The territories specified in section 6 of the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. 24. Arunachal Pradesh The territories specified in section 7 of the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. 25. Goa The territories specified in section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. 26. Chhattisgarh The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. 27. Uttaranchal The territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. 28. Jharkhand The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.

[ Editorial Comment - The Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, clarified the extent of Parliament’s power to reduce the area of a state and addressed the issue of ceding Indian territory to foreign nations. As stipulated in the Indo-Pakistan Agreement of 1958, the amendment made it easier for India to cede the land of the Berubari Union to Pakistan. However, the West Bengal government did not agree to this agreement. Subsequently, the matter was taken to the Supreme Court, which declared that the transfer of Indian territory to a foreign country is not within Parliament’s authority to reduce a state’s area, as outlined in Article 3 of the Indian Constitution. It helped to resolve the conflicts by redrawing the boundaries and adjusting the territorial claims of each state. Important verdict under this : In Re: The Berubari Union And ... vs Unknown ] [ Editorial Comment - The Constitution (Thirty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, Amended schedules 1"Also Refer] [ Editorial Comment - The Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, used to refer to this legislation. An Act further amending the Indian Constitution to give effect to Bangladesh’s transfer of some Indian territories to that country and India’s acquisition of others by the agreement and protocol signed by the governments of Bangladesh and India. Also Refer] II. THE UNION TERRITORIES

Name Territories 1. Delhi The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi. 2. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner's Province of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 3.Lakshadweep The territory specified in section 6 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. 4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli The territory which immediately before the eleventh day of August, 1961 was comprised in Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 5. Daman and Diu The territories specified in section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. 6. Pondicherry The territories which immediately before the sixteenth day of August, 1962, were comprised in the French Establishments in India known as Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam. 7. Chandigarh The territories specified in section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.

[ Editorial comment - The Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act, 1961, incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli as the seventh Union territory of India, by amending the clause (1) of article 240 of the Constitution to include the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in order to enable the President to “make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the territory”. Also refer ] [ Editorial comment - The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, provided Parliament with the power to enact laws establishing legislatures and ministerial councils in specific Union regions. These certain Union Territories are Puducherry, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Daman and Diu, and Manipur. It wanted to change the First and Fourth Schedules to the Constitution. Also refer ]

Articles 1 and 4 I. THE STATES

Name Territories 1. Andhra Pradesh The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953, sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959, and the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. 2. Assam The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were comprised in the Province of Assam, the Khasi States and the Assam Tribal Areas, but excluding the territories specified in the Schedule to the Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951,and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 and the territories specified in sections 5, 6 and 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971and the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015 3. Bihar The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Bihar or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section(1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the first mentioned Actand the territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 4. Gujarat The territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. 5. Kerala The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. 6. Madhya Pradesh The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956and the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959but excluding the territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. 7. Tamil Nadu The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Madras or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956,and the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 andthe territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. 8. Maharashtra The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, but excluding the territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. 9. Karnataka The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956but excluding the territory specified in the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968. 10.Odisha The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Orissa or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province. 11. Punjab The territories specified in section 11 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3, section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. 12. Rajasthan The territories specified in section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956but excluding the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959. 13. Uttar Pradesh The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province known as the United Provinces or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province, the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968and the territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub­section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979. 14. West Bengal The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of West Bengal or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province in the territory of Chandernagore as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954, and also the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956and also the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (c) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule and the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. 15. Jammu and Kashmir The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution are comprised in the Indian Slate of Jammu and Kashmir. 16. Nagaland The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962. 17. Haryana The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of that Act. 18. Himachal Pradesh The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were being administered as if they were Chief Commissioners' Provinces under the names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur and the Territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. 19. Manipur The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Manipur. 20. Tripura The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Tripuraand the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (d) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. 21. Meghalaya The territories specified in section 5 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971and the territories referred to in Part I of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. 22. Sikkim The territories which immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, were comprised in Sikkim 23. Mizoram The territories specified in section 6 of the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. 24. Arunachal Pradesh The territories specified in section 7 of the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. 25. Goa The territories specified in section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. 26. Chhattisgarh The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. 27. Uttaranchal The territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. 28. Jharkhand The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.

[ Editorial Comment - The Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, clarified the extent of Parliament’s power to reduce the area of a state and addressed the issue of ceding Indian territory to foreign nations. As stipulated in the Indo-Pakistan Agreement of 1958, the amendment made it easier for India to cede the land of the Berubari Union to Pakistan. However, the West Bengal government did not agree to this agreement. Subsequently, the matter was taken to the Supreme Court, which declared that the transfer of Indian territory to a foreign country is not within Parliament’s authority to reduce a state’s area, as outlined in Article 3 of the Indian Constitution. It helped to resolve the conflicts by redrawing the boundaries and adjusting the territorial claims of each state. Important verdict under this : In Re: The Berubari Union And ... vs Unknown ] [ Editorial Comment - The Constitution (Thirty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, Amended schedules 1"Also Refer] [ Editorial Comment - The Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, used to refer to this legislation. An Act further amending the Indian Constitution to give effect to Bangladesh’s transfer of some Indian territories to that country and India’s acquisition of others by the agreement and protocol signed by the governments of Bangladesh and India. Also Refer] II. THE UNION TERRITORIES

Name Territories 1. Delhi The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi. 2. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner's Province of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 3.Lakshadweep The territory specified in section 6 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. 4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli The territory which immediately before the eleventh day of August, 1961 was comprised in Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 5. Daman and Diu The territories specified in section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. 6. Pondicherry The territories which immediately before the sixteenth day of August, 1962, were comprised in the French Establishments in India known as Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam. 7. Chandigarh The territories specified in section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.

[ Editorial comment - The Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act, 1961, incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli as the seventh Union territory of India, by amending the clause (1) of article 240 of the Constitution to include the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in order to enable the President to “make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the territory”. Also refer ] [ Editorial comment - The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, provided Parliament with the power to enact laws establishing legislatures and ministerial councils in specific Union regions. These certain Union Territories are Puducherry, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Daman and Diu, and Manipur. It wanted to change the First and Fourth Schedules to the Constitution. Also refer ]