List of Indian state days
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{{Short description|Foundation (or statehood) Day of Indian States}}
The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 and became a republic on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a state day to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like Assam and Bengal celebrate it on other specific days. Some of the states and union territories have declared official holidays. State functions, parades, cultural events and award ceremonies are generally organized. Many states celebrate their state day on their formation date or statehood date.
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=States=
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!style="width:8em;"|State !Day !Date !Significance !Timeline !Ref. |
| Andhra Pradesh
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Reorganisation (1956) |
|{{cite news|title=After a gap of 5 years, Andhra to celebrate its formation day on Friday|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/south/after-a-gap-of-5-years-andhra-to-celebrate-its-formation-day-on-friday/story-yKYDwQO4Q8ztjGVfRDf9sM_amp.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=31 October 2019|access-date=13 June 2020}} |
| Arunachal Pradesh
|style="text-align:center;"|20 February |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1987) |
|{{cite news|title=Amit Shah To Visit Arunachal Pradesh On February 20, To Attend Statehood Day Function|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/home-minister-amit-shah-to-visit-arunachal-pradesh-for-statehood-day-function-on-february-20-2182104|publisher=NDTV|date=18 February 2020|access-date=13 June 2020}} |
| Assam
|style="text-align:center;"|2 December |style="text-align:center;"|Establishment of Ahom kingdom (1228) Technically Statehood (1950) |
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| Bihar
|style="text-align:center;"|22 March |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1912) |
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| Chhattisgarh
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2000) |
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| rowspan="2"|Goa
|style="text-align:center;"|19 December |style="text-align:center;"|Liberation (1961) |rowspan="2"|
|{{cite news|last=Bose|first=Abhimanyu|title=Country Celebrates 57th Goa Liberation Day, Parade Held In Coastal State |url=https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/goa-liberation-day-2018-as-manohar-parrikar-sends-wishes-a-brief-history-of-goa-liberation-day-1965087 |publisher=NDTV|date=19 December 2018|access-date=29 June 2020}} |
| Goa Day
|style="text-align:center;"|30 May |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1987) |{{cite news|title=On Goa Statehood Day, PM Modi, President Kovind Greet People|url=https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/goa-statehood-day-president-ramnath-kovind-pramod-sawant-leaders-greet-people-2045360|newspaper=NDTV|last=Taneja|first=Richa|date=30 May 2019|access-date=21 June 2020}} |
| Gujarat
|style="text-align:center;"|1 May |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1960) |
|{{cite news|last=Trivedi|first=Anesh K.|title=Gujarat Day 2021: Know All About The Formation Of Gujarat State|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-day-2021-know-all-about-the-formation-of-gujarat-state-2446084|newspaper=NDTV|date=1 May 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}} |
| Haryana
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1966) |
|{{cite news|title=Haryana Day celebrated with patriotic fervour|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryana-day-celebrated-with-patriotic |newspaper=The Tribune|date=2 November 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}} |
| Himachal Pradesh
|style="text-align:center;"|25 January |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1971) |
|{{cite news|title=Know Your State – Him of|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/know-state-himachal-pradesh-1502547088.html|newspaper=The Statesman|date=25 January 2000|access-date=23 November 2023}} |
| Jharkhand
|style="text-align:center;"|15 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2000) |
|{{cite news |title=Jharkhand foundation day 2022: Facts about its history, formation, politics etc|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jharkhand-foundation-day-2022-facts-about-its-history-formation-politics-etc/articleshow/95532356.cms|date=15 November 2022|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 March 2024}} |
| Karnataka
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Reorganisation (1956) |
|{{cite news|title=Karnataka Rajyotsava: Why Karnataka celebrates its formatio of|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-rajyotsava-why-karnataka-celebrates-its-formation-day-70899|newspaper=The News Minute|date=1 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2023}} |
| Kerala
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1956) |
|{{cite news|last=Hridayesh|first=Pisharoty|title=Kerala Piravi 201» had ordered merger of Bhavnagar its on|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-piravi-2019-it-was-day-pattom-thankachan-led-aicc-125929 |newspaper=The News Minute|date=1 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2023}} |
| Madhya Pradesh
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1956) |
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| Maharashtra
|style="text-align:center;"|1 May |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1960) |
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| Manipur
|style="text-align:center;"|21 January |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1972) |
|{{cite news|title=Manipur Statehood Day celebrated|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/manipur-statehood-day-celebrated/1687|publisher=Outlook India|date=21 January 2018|access-date=23 November 2023}} |
| Meghalaya
|style="text-align:center;"|21 January |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1972) |
|{{Cite news|title=Meghalaya celebrates Statehood Day|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/meghalaya-celebrates-statehood-day/article38449651.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 January 2022|access-date=2 November 2021}} |
| Mizoram
|style="text-align:center;"|20 February |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1987) |
|{{Cite news|title=Mizoram statehood day: President Kovind, PM Modi extend greetings|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mizoram-statehood-day-president-kovind-pm-modi-extend-greetings-101613615596340.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=20 February 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}} |
| Nagaland
|style="text-align:center;"|1 December |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1963) |
|{{Cite news|title=Here's why Nagaland celebrates statehood day on December 1|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/nagaland-statehood-day-2021-1887892-2021-12-01|newspaper=India Today|date=1 December 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}} |
| Odisha
|style="text-align:center;"|1 April |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1936) |
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| Punjab
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Reorganisation (1966) |
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| Rajasthan
|style="text-align:center;"|30 March |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1949) |
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| Sikkim
|style="text-align:center;"|16 May |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1975) |
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| Tamil Nadu
|style="text-align:center;"|18 July |style="text-align:center;"|Renaming of Madras to Tamil Nadu (1969) |
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| Telangana
|style="text-align:center;"|2 June |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2014) |
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| Tripura
|style="text-align:center;"|21 January |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood (1972) |
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| Uttar Pradesh
|style="text-align:center;"|24 January |style="text-align:center;"|Statehood and renaming United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh (1950) |
|{{Cite news|title=Uttar Pradesh Diwas: State celebrates 71st Foundation Day|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-diwas-state-celebrates-71st-foundation-day/articleshow/74250094.cms|newspaper=Times of India|date=24 January 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}} |
| Uttarakhand
|style="text-align:center;"|9 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2000) |
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| West Bengal
|style="text-align:center;"|15 April{{refn|group=note|name=WB|As of September 7, 2023, the West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to make Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) on April 15 as Bengal Day, or West Bengal Foundation Day, also known as Bangla Dibas. The first day of the Bengali calendar, Poila Boisakh, will be celebrated on April https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-government-notifies-poila-boisakh-as-state-day-and-banglar-mati-banglar-jal-as-state-song/article67693230.ece {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}15 in 2024}} |style="text-align:center;"|Pohela Boishakh Technically Statehood (1950) |
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=Union territories=
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!style="width:8em;" style="text-align:center;"|Union Territory !style="width:12em;"|Day !style="width:6em;"|{{Tooltip|Date|Day designated for observance by the state}} !style="width:6em;"|{{Tooltip|Significance|Significance of the day}} !Timeline !style="width:2em;"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Union Territory (1956) |
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| Chandigarh
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1966) |
|{{Cite news|title=Chandigarh looks back at 51 years, flashback at Parade Ground|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/city-looks-back-at-51-years-flashback-at-parade-ground/articleshow/61427051.cms|newspaper=Times of India|author=Behal, Arsh|date=2 November 2017|access-date=29 June 2020}} |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Day |style="text-align:center;"|26 January |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (2020) |
|{{Cite news|title=Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to be one Union Territory from January 26|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/daman-and-diu-dadra-and-nagar-haveli-to-be-one-union-territory-from-january-26/article30350549.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 December 2019|access-date=6 July 2020}} |
| Delhi
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Union Territory (1956) |
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| rowspan="2"|Jammu and Kashmir
|Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day |style="text-align:center;" |26 October |style="text-align:center;" |Accession (1947) | rowspan="2"|
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| Jammu and Kashmir Day
|style="text-align:center;" |31 October |style="text-align:center;" |Union Territory (2019) |
| Ladakh
|style="text-align:center;" |31 October |style="text-align:center;" |Formation (2019) |*2019 {{ndash}} Formed as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 |
| Lakshadweep
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|Formation (1956) |
|{{Cite news|title=Lakshadweep celebrates 63rd formation day today|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/lakshadweep-celebrates-63rd-formation-day-today/articleshow/66453906.cms|newspaper=Times of India|author=Tom, Disney|date=1 November 2018|access-date=29 June 2020}} |
| rowspan="2"|Puducherry
|style="text-align:center;"|1 November |style="text-align:center;"|De Facto (unofficial) transfer (1954) |rowspan="2"|
|{{Cite news|title=Puducherry to celebrate 'Formation Day' on Nov 1|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Puducherry-to-celebrate-lsquoFormation-Dayrsquo-on-Nov-1/article15798191.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 November 2010|access-date=29 June 2020}} |
| De Jure Transfer Day
|style="text-align:center;"|16 August |style="text-align:center;"|De Jure (official) transfer (1962) |{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/de-jure-transfer-anniversary-held-in-union-territory-national-flag-hoisted/article67201855.ece|title=De Jure Transfer anniversary held in Union Territory; national flag hoisted|date=16 August 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 November 2023}} |
See also
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{{Symbols of Indian states}}
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