
Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an
Act of the
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...
which enabled the creation of
Chhattisgarh state out of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...
.
The law was introduced by the
NDA
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government headed by Prime Minister
Vajpayee to fulfil its election promise.
Resulting changes
In addition, the
Chhattisgarh High Court was set up.
See also
*
Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, by which
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in 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 and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...
was created
*
Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, by which
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...
was created
References
Acts of the Parliament of India 2000
Vajpayee administration initiatives
Reorganisation of Indian states
History of Madhya Pradesh (1947–present)
History of Chhattisgarh (1947–present)
2000s in Madhya Pradesh
2000s in Chhattisgarh
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