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When was separate state of Andhra Pradesh formed?
On 1 October 1953, 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking portion of Madras State became the new Andhra State with Kurnool as the capital.
When was Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh separation?
Madras State
| Madras Province (1947–1950) Madras State (1950–1969) | |
|---|---|
| • Separation of Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema as Andhra State | 1953 |
| • Merger of Malabar & South Canara districts with the states of Kerala & Mysore | 1956 |
| • Renamed Tamil Nadu | 1969 |
| Preceded by Succeeded by Madras Presidency Tamil Nadu |
Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language in India?
However, post-independence, the first state to be created on a linguistic basis was Andhra in 1953, created out of the Telugu-speaking northern parts of Madras State.
What was formed as a separate state of Andhra Pradesh?
In February 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of the Telangana state comprising ten districts.
When did Maharashtra and Gujarat separation?
1 May 1960
On 1 May 1960, Bombay State was dissolved and split on linguistic lines into the two states of Gujarat, with Gujarati speaking population and Maharashtra, with Marathi speaking population.
Which two states were merged to form the state of Andhra Pradesh?
Andhra State (yellow), which merged with Telangana (white) to form the State of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 On 1 November 1956 Andhra State and the Telangana region of Hyderabad State were merged to form the united Telugu-speaking State of Andhra Pradesh. Non-Telugu-speaking parts of Hyderabad State were merged with Bombay State and Karnataka.
Why was Telangana part of Hyderabad merged with Andhra in 1956?
In 1956, the Telangana part of Hyderabad was merged with the Andhra state. The Andhra state had been carved out of Madras Presidency in 1953 after Potti Sreeramulu’s agitation for Telugu statehood. The people from Telangana were against merger with Andhra as they feared job losses.
What happened after the independence of Andhra Pradesh?
After independence. In 1953 Andhra State was created from part of the Madras Presidency, the first state in India formed on a linguistic basis. In 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking area of Hyderabad State to form the state of Andhra Pradesh.
When did the new Andhra State came into being?
Andhra State in 1953 : The new Andhra state came into being on October 1, 1953 with Kurnool as the capital, comprising seven districts of the Coastal region (Nellore, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari, Guntur, and Krishna) and four districts of the Rayalaseema region (Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantpur and Kurnool).