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	{{Infobox former subdivision		{{Infobox former subdivision
	\|conventional_long_name = Kutch State		\| conventional_long_name = Kutch State
	\|common_name = Kutch State		\| common_name = Kutch State
	\|nation = [[India]]		\| nation = India
	\|status_text = Former [[States and union territories of India\|State of India]]		\| status_text = Former [[States and union territories of India\|State of India]]
	\|demonym = [[Kutchi people\|Kutchi]]		\| demonym = [[Kutchi people\|Kutchi]]
	\|year_start = ~~1947~~		\| year_start = 1948
	\|event_start = ~~Abolition of the~~ [[~~Baroda, Western~~ India ~~and Gujarat States Agency~~]]		\| event_start = Integration into [[Dominion of India]] as a state
	\|year_end = 1956		\| year_end = 1956
	\|event_end = Merger into [[Bombay State]]		\| event_end = Merger into [[Bombay State]]
	\|p1 = Cutch State		\| p1 = Cutch State
	\|flag_p1 = Kachchhflag.png		\| flag_p1 = Kachchhflag.png
	\|p2 = ~~Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency~~		\| p2 =
	\|s1 = Bombay State		\| s1 = Bombay State
	\|flag_p2 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg		\| flag_p2 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg
	\|flag_s1 = Emblem of Bombay State.png		\| flag_s1 = Emblem of Bombay State.png
	\|image_flag =		\| image_flag =
	\|image_map = Kutch in India (1951).svg		\| image_map = Kutch in India (1951).svg
	\|image_map_caption = Kutch State, 1951		\| image_map_caption = Kutch State, 1951
	\|footnotes = [http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/471346/ Legal Case of 1954 : Kutch State]		\| footnotes = [http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/471346/ Legal Case of 1954 : Kutch State]
			\| date_start = 1 June
			\| date_end = 1 November
	}}		}}
	'''Kutch State''' was a [[States and territories of India\|state]] within [[India]] from ~~1947~~ to 1956. Its capital was [[Bhuj]].		'''Kutch State''' was a [[States and territories of India\|state]] within India from 1948 to 1956. Its capital was [[Bhuj]].

	The state's territory now forms a [[Kutch district\|Kachchh district]] within the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].		The state's territory now forms a [[Kutch district\|Kachchh district]] within the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].
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	==History==		==History==

	Kutch State was formed out of the territory of the former [[princely state]] of [[Cutch State\|Cutch]], whose ruler ([[Vijayaraji\|Maharao Sri Vijayaraji]]) had [[Instrument of Accession\|acceded]] to the [[Dominion of India]] with effect from 15 August 1947.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=20yC9Lp4JtIC~~&pg=PA78~~&dq=acceded+to+india,+kutch&hl=~~en&ei=s2iyTbbkI8vRrQfX45nIDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=acceded%20to%20india%2C%20kutch&f=false~~ International Law Reports vol. 50, 1950]</ref>		Kutch State was formed out of the territory of the former [[princely state]] of [[Cutch State\|Cutch]], whose ruler ([[Vijayaraji\|Maharao Sri Vijayaraji]]) had [[Instrument of Accession\|acceded]] to the [[Dominion of India]] with effect from 15 August 1947.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=20yC9Lp4JtIC&dq=acceded+to+india%2C+kutch&pg=PA78 International Law Reports vol. 50, 1950]</ref>

	The administration of Kutch after accession, however, remained in the hands of its former ruler until his death on 26 February 1948, when it then passed to his son, [[Madansinhji\|Maharao Shri Meghraji]]. On 1 June 1948 the administration was transferred to the [[Government of India]], working through a [[Chief Commissioner]] ~~and Chief Minister Seth Rajmalsha from 1947 to 1956.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}~~		The administration of Kutch after accession, however, remained in the hands of its former ruler until his death on 26 February 1948, when it then passed to his son, [[Madansinhji\|Maharao Shri Meghraji]]. On 1 June 1948 the administration was transferred to the [[Government of India]], working through a [[Chief Commissioner]]

	Initially Kutch functioned as a province. Upon the [[Constitution of India]] coming into force on 26 January 1950, Kutch became a "Class C" state, i.e. its administration was under the direct control of India's central government.		Initially Kutch functioned as a province. Upon the [[Constitution of India]] coming into force on 26 January 1950, Kutch became a "Class C" state, i.e. its administration was under the direct control of India's central government.

	On 1 November 1956, [[Bombay State]] was re-~~organized~~ under the [[States Reorganisation Act]], absorbing various territories including Kutch State, which ceased to exist. It became Kutch district in Bombay State. On 1 May 1960, Bombay State was bifurcated on linguistic lines forming [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] states and Kutch district became a part of Gujarat.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}		On 1 November 1956, [[Bombay State]] was re-organised under the [[States Reorganisation Act]], absorbing various territories including Kutch State, which ceased to exist. It became Kutch district in Bombay State. On 1 May 1960, Bombay State was bifurcated on linguistic lines forming [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] states and Kutch district became a part of Gujarat.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{short description|State of the Republic of India, 1947-1956}}
{{For|the pre-independence princely state|Cutch State}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|conventional_long_name = Kutch State
|common_name = Kutch State
|nation = [[India]]
|status_text = Former [[States and union territories of India|State of India]]
|demonym = [[Kutchi people|Kutchi]]
|year_start = 1947
|event_start = Abolition of the [[Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency]]
|year_end = 1956
|event_end = Merger into [[Bombay State]]
|p1 = Cutch State
|flag_p1 = Kachchhflag.png
|p2 = Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
|s1 = Bombay State
|flag_p2 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg
|flag_s1 = Emblem of Bombay State.png
|image_flag =
|image_map = Kutch in India (1951).svg
|image_map_caption = Kutch State, 1951
|footnotes = [http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/471346/ Legal Case of 1954 : Kutch State]
}}
'''Kutch State''' was a [[States and territories of India|state]] within [[India]] from 1947 to 1956. Its capital was [[Bhuj]].

The state's territory now forms a [[Kutch district|Kachchh district]] within the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].

==History==

Kutch State was formed out of the territory of the former [[princely state]] of [[Cutch State|Cutch]], whose ruler ([[Vijayaraji|Maharao Sri Vijayaraji]]) had [[Instrument of Accession|acceded]] to the [[Dominion of India]] with effect from 15 August 1947.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=20yC9Lp4JtIC&pg=PA78&dq=acceded+to+india,+kutch&hl=en&ei=s2iyTbbkI8vRrQfX45nIDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=acceded%20to%20india%2C%20kutch&f=false International Law Reports vol. 50, 1950]</ref>

The administration of Kutch after accession, however, remained in the hands of its former ruler until his death on 26 February 1948, when it then passed to his son, [[Madansinhji|Maharao Shri Meghraji]]. On 1 June 1948 the administration was transferred to the [[Government of India]], working through a [[Chief Commissioner]] and Chief Minister Seth Rajmalsha from 1947 to 1956.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

Initially Kutch functioned as a province. Upon the [[Constitution of India]] coming into force on 26 January 1950, Kutch became a "Class C" state, i.e. its administration was under the direct control of India's central government.

On 1 November 1956, [[Bombay State]] was re-organized under the [[States Reorganisation Act]], absorbing various territories including Kutch State, which ceased to exist. It became Kutch district in Bombay State. On 1 May 1960, Bombay State was bifurcated on linguistic lines forming [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] states and Kutch district became a part of Gujarat.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

== See also ==
* [[Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency]]
* [[Political integration of India]]
* [[Cutch State]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:History of Gujarat (1947–present)]]
[[Category:History of Kutch]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in India]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1948]]
[[Category:Political integration of India]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1956]]
[[Category:1956 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Former states and territories of India]]

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