# List of Indian state days

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.

## List
### States

| State | Day | Date | Significance | Timeline |
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Day | 1 November | Reorganisation (1956) | 1953 – State of Andhra separated from the State of Madras by Andhra State Act, 1953 1956 – Merged with State of Hyderabad to form the State of Andhra Pradesh by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Day | 20 February | Statehood (1987) | 1972 – Created as a union territory from Assam by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 1987 – Converted to a state by State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 |
| Assam | Assam Day | 2 December | Establishment of Ahom kingdom (1228) Technically Statehood (1950) | 1874 – Divided from Bengal Presidency to form North-East Frontier Province 1905 – Merged into Eastern Bengal and Assam 1912 – Re-established as Province of Assam 1950 – Achieved statehood as State of Assam |
| Bihar | Bihar Day | 22 March | Formation (1912) | 1912 – Founded as Province of Bihar and Orissa 1936 – Divided to form Province of Bihar by Government of India Act 1935 1950 – Achieved statehood as State of Bihar |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava | 1 November | Formation (2000) | 2000 – Divided from Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 |
| Goa | Goa Liberation Day | 19 December | Liberation (1961) | 1961 – Annexed to India after Portuguese-Indian War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu 1987 – Made a State by State of Goa Act, 1986 |
| Goa | Goa Day | 30 May | Statehood (1987) | 1961 – Annexed to India after Portuguese-Indian War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu 1987 – Made a State by State of Goa Act, 1986 |
| Gujarat | Gujarat Day | 1 May | Formation (1960) | 1924 – Organised as States of Western India Agency 1944 – Reorganised as Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency 1948 – Organized as State of Saurashtra and United State of Kathiawar 1956 – Merged with State of Bombay per States Reorganisation Act, 1956 1960 – State of Bombay bifurcated to form State of Gujarat |
| Haryana | Haryana Day | 1 November | Formation (1966) | 1966 – Carved out from the State of Punjab by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Day | 25 January | Formation (1971) | 1948 – Organized as Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh 1971 – Achieved statehood by State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 |
| Jharkhand | Jharkhand Day | 15 November | Formation (2000) | 2000 – Divided from Bihar by Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 |
| Karnataka | Karnataka Rajyotsava | 1 November | Reorganisation (1956) | Originally the Kingdom of Mysore in the Indian Empire 1948 – Admitted as State of Mysore in the Indian Union 1956 – Southern Kannada-speaking parts of Bombay State added to Mysore State per States Reorganisation Act, 1956 1973 – Renamed as State of Karnataka |
| Kerala | Kerala Day | 1 November | Formation (1956) | 1956 – Organized as Travancore-Cochin State from former Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom of Travancore in the Indian Empire 1956 – Merged with parts of Madras State to form State of Kerala by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Day | 1 November | Formation (1956) | 1956 – Created by merging Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, Central Provinces and Berar and Bhopal State by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra Day | 1 May | Formation (1960) | 1960 – Bifurcation of State of Bombay to form State of Maharashtra by Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 |
| Manipur | Manipur Day | 21 January | Statehood (1972) | 1972 – Achieved statehood by State of Manipur Act, 1971 |
| Meghalaya | Meghalaya Day | 21 January | Statehood (1972) | 1970 – Established as an autonomous state in Assam by Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 |
| Mizoram | Mizoram Day | 20 February | Statehood (1987) | 1971 – Founded as a union territory by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 1987 – Established as Mizoram state by State of Mizoram Act, 1986 |
| Nagaland | Nagaland Day | 1 December | Statehood (1963) | 1963 – Statehood given by State of Nagaland Act, 1962 |
| Odisha | Odisha Day | 1 April | Formation (1936) | 1912 – Founded as Province of Bihar and Orissa 1936 – Divided to form Province of Orissa by Government of India Act 1935 2011 – Renamed as Odisha by Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 |
| Punjab | Punjab Day | 1 November | Reorganisation (1966) | 1947 – Founded as East Punjab Province from Undivided Punjab Province 1950 – Renamed as Punjab State 1966 – Reorganised by Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan Day | 30 March | Formation (1949) | 1949 – Founded as United State of Rajasthan from erstwhile Matsya and Rajasthan 1950 – Renamed as Rajasthan 1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Sikkim | Sikkim Day | 16 May | Formation (1975) | Originally the Kingdom of Sikkim in the Indian Empire 1975 – Accession and establishment by the 35th amendment to the Constitution of India |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Day | 18 July | Renaming of Madras to Tamil Nadu (1969) | 1950 – Province of Madras renamed as State of Madras 1952 – Divided by Andhra State Act, 1953 1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 1969 – Renamed as Tamil Nadu by Madras State (Alteration of name) Act, 1968 |
| Telangana | Telangana Day | 2 June | Formation (2014) | 2014 – Divided from Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 |
| Tripura | Tripura Day | 21 January | Statehood (1972) | 1949 – Tripura acceded to the Indian Union by Tripura Merger Agreement 1950 – Became a part C state by Constitution of India 1956 – Organized as a union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh Day | 24 January | Statehood and renaming United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh (1950) | 1902 – Founded as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from North-Western Provinces 1936 – Renamed as United Province by Government of India Act 1935 1950 – Reorganized as state of Uttar Pradesh with addition of parts of Delhi Territory |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Day | 9 November | Formation (2000) | 2000 – Divided from Uttar Pradesh by Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 |
| West Bengal | West Bengal Day | 15 April | Pohela Boishakh Technically Statehood (1950) | 1947 – Province of Bengal divided to form Province of West Bengal 1950 – Gained statehood as State of West Bengal |

### Union territories

| Union Territory | Day | Date | Significance | Timeline |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Day | 1 November | Union Territory (1956) | 1950 – A Part D state 1956 – Established as union territory by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh Day | 1 November | Formation (1966) | 1953 – Established as capital of East Punjab 1966 – Reorganized as union territory Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Day | 26 January | Formation (2020) | 1961 – Annexed to India after Indo-Portuguese War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu 1987 – Reorganized as union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu by State of Goa Act, 1986 2020 – Reorganized by merging by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 |
| Delhi | Delhi Day | 1 November | Union Territory (1956) | 1911 – Established as the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi and Capital of India 1956 – Reorganized as union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day | 26 October | Accession (1947) | 1947 – Accession to India and formation of Jammu and Kashmir State 2019 – Reorganized as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir Day | 31 October | Union Territory (2019) | 1947 – Accession to India and formation of Jammu and Kashmir State 2019 – Reorganized as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 |
| Ladakh | Ladakh Day | 31 October | Formation (2019) | *2019 – Formed as union territory by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 |
| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep Day | 1 November | Formation (1956) | 1956 – Split from Madras state to create union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |
| Puducherry | Puducherry Liberation Day | 1 November | De Facto (unofficial) transfer (1954) | 1954 – De facto cession of French establishments of India 1962 – De jure transfer to India 1963 – Organized as union territory |
| Puducherry | De Jure Transfer Day | 16 August | De Jure (official) transfer (1962) | 1954 – De facto cession of French establishments of India 1962 – De jure transfer to India 1963 – Organized as union territory |