Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 was a law passed by the

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in 2000. Loksabha and

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passed the bill on 2 and 11 August respectively and on 15 November 2000, which enabled creation of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

State out of

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. The law was introduced by the NDA government headed by

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 ...

to fulfil an election promise.

Criticism

It was criticised by Arjun Munda, as he thought it to be biased regarding the question of sharing assets and liabilities with Jharkhand's parent state of Bihar.

Definitions

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. * Election Commission: means the Election Commission appointed by the

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under article 324.

Important sections

* Section 113: It states that here will be

comprising the following districts of the existing State of Bihar- ** Bokaro ** Chatra ** Deoghar **

Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and a major financial hub of Jharkhand. In terms of economy, Dhanbad has the largest economy in the state of Jharkhand and it is often referred to as th ...

** Dumka ** Garhwa **

Giridih Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The city of Giridih is known for its industrial and health sectors, as well as its scenery. Giridih houses the Giridih Coalfield which is one of the oldest coalfields to ...

** Godda ** Gumla **

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarters of Hazaribagh district and divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is known ...

** Kodarma ** Lohardaga ** Pakur ** Palamu **

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

(the new capital) ** Sahebganj ** Singhbhum (East) ** Singhbhum (West)

Resulting changes

References

Acts of the Parliament of India 2000 Vajpayee administration initiatives Reorganisation of Indian states History of Bihar (1947–present) History of Jharkhand (1947–present) {{India-law-stub