| Andhra Pradesh
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Created by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from the State of Chennai
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| Gujarat and Maharashtra
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The State of Mumbai was divided into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Mumbai (Reorganisation) Act 1960
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| Kerala
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Created by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It comprised Travancor and Cochin areas
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| Karnataka
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Created from the Princely State of Mysuru by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It was renamed Karnataka in 1973
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| Nagaland
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It was carved out from the State of Asom by the State of Nagaland Act, 1952
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| Haryana
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It was carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966
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| Himachal Pradesh
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The Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
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| Meghalaya
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First carved out as a sub-State within the State of Asom by 23 Constitutional Amendment Act, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
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| Manipura and Tripura
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Both these States were elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
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| Sikkim
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Sikkim was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional Amendment Act 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th Amendment Act, 1975
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| Mizoram
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It was elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986
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| Arunachal Pradesh
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It received the status of a full state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1896
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| Goa
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Goa was separated from the Union-Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a full-fledged State of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987. But Daman and Diu remained as Union Territory
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| Chhattisgarh
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Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000
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| Uttarakhand
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Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2000
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| Jharkhand
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Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15, 2000
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