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| | |short_title = Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 | ||
|long_title = An Act to provide for the Reorganisation of the existing State of Punjab and for matters connected therewith. | |||
|date_enacted = 18 September 1966 | |||
|citation = No. 31 of 1966 | |||
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|caption=The region before and after reorganisation | |||
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''' | The '''Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966''' was passed by the [[Indian Parliament]] on 18 September 1966, separating territory from the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], most of which formed the new state of [[Haryana]]. Some of the Punjab state territory was transferred to [[Himachal Pradesh]], then a [[Union territory]]; while [[Chandigarh]], the capital of Punjab, was made a temporary Union territory to serve as the provisional capital of both Punjab and Haryana. The larger state of Punjab had been formed under the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]] by merging [[East Punjab]] and [[PEPSU]]. The 1966 separation was the result of the [[Punjabi Suba movement]], which agitated for the creation of a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-speaking state (the modern state of Punjab); in the process a majority [[Hindi]]-speaking state was created (effectively, Haryana).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/933499/ | title=The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 | publisher=Indian Kanoon | access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="singh2015">{{cite book|author=Virendra Singh|title=INDIAN POLITY with Indian Constitution & Parliamentary Affairs: Special Focus on CSAT and Different State PSC Prelims & Mains, Graduate & Post Graduate Course (Public Administration & Political Science) Staff Selection Commission Examination (Metric & Graduate level and also helpful for different Law examination|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEX5CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA509|access-date=13 November 2015|date=24 June 2015|publisher=Neelkanth Prakashan|isbn=978-81-925472-9-9|pages=509–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://lawmin.nic.in/legislative/textofcentralacts/1966.pdf | title=1966 - Ministry of Law and Justice | publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice India | access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref> | ||
The territorial changes as a result of the reorganisation of the erstwhile composite Punjab State are listed below : | |||
# Entire districts of [[Hisar district|Hisar]], [[Rohtak district|Rohtak]], [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]] and [[Mahendragarh district|Mahendra-garh]], complete tahsils of [[Ambala district|Ambala]], [[Jagadhri]], [[Naraingarh]] and 153 villages along with [[Kalka|Kalka town]] of [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar tahsil]] of Ambala district and two tahsils viz., [[Jind]] and [[Narwana]] of [[Sangrur district|Sangrur District]] (44,222.0 [[Square kilometre|kmsq.]]) were transferred from the composite [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] for formation of the newly created State of [[Haryana]] on 1 November 1966.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Haryana |first=District Panchkula |title=District Panchkula, Government of Haryana |url=https://panchkula.nic.in/about-district/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 |first=SERIES 6-HARYANA AMBALA DISTRICT |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28244 |title=Ambala District Census Handbook Part X-C Analytical Report District Census Tables and Administrative, Welfare and Developmental Statistics |pages=6}}</ref> | |||
# Entire districts of [[Kangra district|Kangra]], [[Shimla|Simla]], [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]], three towns viz. [[Bakloh|Bakloh(C.B.)]], [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie(M.C)]] and [[Dalhousie Cantonment|Dalhousie Cantt.]] town (14.3 [[Kilometre|kmsq.]]) of [[Gurdaspur district]], complete [[Nalagarh|Nalagarh tahsil]] of Ambala district and 290 villages along with [[Una, Himachal Pradesh|Una town]] of the Una tahsil of [[Hoshiarpur district]] (27,277.3 [[Square kilometre|kmsq.]]) were transferred to [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://new.census.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30735 |title=CENSUS OF INDIA 1971, SERIES-7, HIMACHAL PRADESH PART II-A, GENERAL POPULATION TABLES |pages=9}}</ref> | |||
# 36 villages, [[Mani Majra|Manimajra]] and [[Chandigarh|Chandigarh towns]] of Kharar tahsil of Ambala district (114.0 [[Square kilometre|kmsq]], were lumped together to come out as a separate administrative unit styled as Union Territory of [[Chandigarh]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
# Entire districts of [[Amritsar district|Amritsar]], [[Bathinda district|Bathinda]], [[Kapurthala district|kapurthala]], [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]], [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]], [[Firozpur district|Firozpur]], [[Patiala district|Patiala]] and Complete tahsil of [[Barnala district|Barnala]], [[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]] & [[Sangrur]] tahsil of [[Sangrur district]] and [[Gurdaspur district]] without [[Bakloh]], [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]] and [[Dalhousie Cantonment|Dalhousie Cantt.]] town, Complete tahsils of [[Dasuya]], [[Garhshankar]], [[Hoshiarpur]], 237 villages with [[Nangal]], [[Naya Nangal]] and [[Anandpur Sahib]] towns of the [[Una, Himachal Pradesh|Una]] tahsil of [[Hoshiarpur district]], Entire tahsil of [[Rupnagar|Ropar]], 282 villages along with [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]] and [[Kurali]] towns [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]] tahsil of composite [[Ambala district]] remain in Punjab.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30738 |title=CENSUS OF INDIA-1971 SERIES-17 PUNJAB PART II-A GENERAL POPULATION TABLES |pages=13}}</ref> | |||
Within the [[Chandigarh Capitol Complex]], the Palace of Justice hosts a sole [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] as the common state supreme court for both states; the [[Palace of Assembly]] houses both the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]; and the [[Secretariat Building, Chandigarh|Secretariat Building]] hosts the offices of the [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretaries]] of both states. The [[Governor (India)|state governors]]' residences, [[Punjab Raj Bhavan]] and [[Haryana Raj Bhavan]], are next to each other on [[Sukhna Lake]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1645/1/196631.pdf Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966] as passed, with schedules; from ''India Code'', [[National Informatics Centre]] | |||
[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 1966]] | [[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 1966]] | ||
[[Category:Reorganisation of Indian states]] | [[Category:Reorganisation of Indian states]] | ||
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[[Category:1960s in Haryana]] | |||
[[Category:1960s in Himachal Pradesh]] | |||
[[Category:Government of Himachal Pradesh]] | |||
[[Category:Government of Haryana]] | |||
[[Category:Government of Punjab, India]] | |||
[[Category:1960s in Chandigarh]] | |||
[[Category:Government of Chandigarh]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:02, 26 March 2026
| Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 | |
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| Template:Annotated image The region before and after reorganisation | |
| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | No. 31 of 1966 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of India |
| Enacted | 18 September 1966 |
| Status: In force | |
The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 was passed by the Indian Parliament on 18 September 1966, separating territory from the state of Punjab, most of which formed the new state of Haryana. Some of the Punjab state territory was transferred to Himachal Pradesh, then a Union territory; while Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab, was made a temporary Union territory to serve as the provisional capital of both Punjab and Haryana. The larger state of Punjab had been formed under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 by merging East Punjab and PEPSU. The 1966 separation was the result of the Punjabi Suba movement, which agitated for the creation of a Punjabi-speaking state (the modern state of Punjab); in the process a majority Hindi-speaking state was created (effectively, Haryana).[1][2][3]
The territorial changes as a result of the reorganisation of the erstwhile composite Punjab State are listed below :
- Entire districts of Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Karnal and Mahendra-garh, complete tahsils of Ambala, Jagadhri, Naraingarh and 153 villages along with Kalka town of Kharar tahsil of Ambala district and two tahsils viz., Jind and Narwana of Sangrur District (44,222.0 kmsq.) were transferred from the composite Punjab for formation of the newly created State of Haryana on 1 November 1966.[4][5][6]
- Entire districts of Kangra, Simla, Lahaul and Spiti, three towns viz. Bakloh(C.B.), Dalhousie(M.C) and Dalhousie Cantt. town (14.3 kmsq.) of Gurdaspur district, complete Nalagarh tahsil of Ambala district and 290 villages along with Una town of the Una tahsil of Hoshiarpur district (27,277.3 kmsq.) were transferred to Himachal Pradesh.[4][7]
- 36 villages, Manimajra and Chandigarh towns of Kharar tahsil of Ambala district (114.0 kmsq, were lumped together to come out as a separate administrative unit styled as Union Territory of Chandigarh.[4]
- Entire districts of Amritsar, Bathinda, kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Firozpur, Patiala and Complete tahsil of Barnala, Malerkotla & Sangrur tahsil of Sangrur district and Gurdaspur district without Bakloh, Dalhousie and Dalhousie Cantt. town, Complete tahsils of Dasuya, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur, 237 villages with Nangal, Naya Nangal and Anandpur Sahib towns of the Una tahsil of Hoshiarpur district, Entire tahsil of Ropar, 282 villages along with Kharar and Kurali towns Kharar tahsil of composite Ambala district remain in Punjab.[4]
Within the Chandigarh Capitol Complex, the Palace of Justice hosts a sole Punjab and Haryana High Court as the common state supreme court for both states; the Palace of Assembly houses both the Punjab Legislative Assembly and the Haryana Legislative Assembly; and the Secretariat Building hosts the offices of the Chief Secretaries of both states. The state governors' residences, Punjab Raj Bhavan and Haryana Raj Bhavan, are next to each other on Sukhna Lake.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ Virendra Singh (24 June 2015). INDIAN POLITY with Indian Constitution & Parliamentary Affairs: Special Focus on CSAT and Different State PSC Prelims & Mains, Graduate & Post Graduate Course (Public Administration & Political Science) Staff Selection Commission Examination (Metric & Graduate level and also helpful for different Law examination. Neelkanth Prakashan. pp. 509–. ISBN 978-81-925472-9-9. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "1966 - Ministry of Law and Justice" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice India. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 CENSUS OF INDIA-1971 SERIES-17 PUNJAB PART II-A GENERAL POPULATION TABLES. p. 13.
- ↑ Government of Haryana, District Panchkula. "District Panchkula, Government of Haryana".
- ↑ CENSUS OF INDIA 1971, SERIES 6-HARYANA AMBALA DISTRICT. Ambala District Census Handbook Part X-C Analytical Report District Census Tables and Administrative, Welfare and Developmental Statistics. p. 6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ CENSUS OF INDIA 1971, SERIES-7, HIMACHAL PRADESH PART II-A, GENERAL POPULATION TABLES. p. 9.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 as passed, with schedules; from India Code, National Informatics Centre