Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

{{Short description|Indian law creating the state of Uttarakhand (2000)}}

{{One source|date=June 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}

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| status = In Force

| citation = {{cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2000/1/200029.pdf |title=The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000|access-date= 24 November 2022}}

| enacted_by = Parliament of India

| short_title = Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

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Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 2000 for creation of the state of Uttarakhand, then tentatively named Uttaranchal, out of Uttar Pradesh. The law was introduced by NDA government headed by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to fulfil an election promise. Then President Kocheril Raman Narayanan signed the bill on 1 August 2000 and on 9 November 2000 Uttarakhand became the 27th state of the Republic of India.

==Resulting changes==