# Constitution of India (2020)/First Schedule

[FIRST SCHEDULE
[Articles 1 and 4]
I. THE STATES
| Name | Territories |
| 1. Andhra Pradesh | [The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953, sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959, and the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959][and the territories specified in section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]. |
| 2. Assam | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were comprised in the Province of Assam, the Khasi States and the Assam Tribal Areas, but excluding the territories specified in the Schedule to the Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951[and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962][and the territories specified in sections 5, 6 and 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971][and the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015.] |
| 3. Bihar | [The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Bihar or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in clause (a) of subsection (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the first mentioned Act[and the territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000].] |
| [4. Gujarat | The territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.] ​ |
| 5. Kerala | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. |
| 6. Madhya Pradesh | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956[and the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959],[but excluding the territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.] |
| [7. Tamil Nadu] | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Madras or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956,[and the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959], but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953[and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959.] |
| [8. Maharashtra | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, but excluding the territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.] |
| [[9.] Karnataka] | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956[but excluding the territory specified in the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968.] |
| [10.][Odisha] | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Orissa or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province. |
| [11.] Punjab | The territories specified in section 11 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960][but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (Ninth ​Amendment) Act, 1960][and the territories specified in subsection (1) of section 3, section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.] |
| [12.] Rajasthan | The territories specified in section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956[but excluding the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959]. |
| [13.] Uttar Pradesh | [The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province known as the United Provinces or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province, the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968,[and the territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000] and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979.] |
| [14.] West Bengal | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of West Bengal or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territory of Chandernagore as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954 and also the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956[and also the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (c) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule and the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015.] |
| [[15.] Nagaland | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.] |
| [[16.] Haryana | [The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (v) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of that Act.]] |
| [[17.] Himachal Pradesh | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were being administered as if they were Chief Commissioners’ Provinces under the names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.] |
| [[18.] Manipur | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner’s Province under the name of Manipur. |
| [19.] Tripura | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner’s Province under the name of Tripura 17[and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (d) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015.] |
| [20.] Meghalaya | The territories specified in section 5 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971][and the territories referred to in Part I of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015.] |
| [[21.] Sikkim | The territories which immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, were comprised in Sikkim.] |
| [[22.] Mizoram | The territories specified in section 6 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.] ​ |
| [[23.] Arunachal Pradesh | The territories specified in section 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.] |
| [[24.] Goa | The territories specified in section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987.] |
| [[25.] Chhattisgarh | The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.] |
| [[26.][Uttarakhand] | The territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.] |
| [[27.] Jharkhand | The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.] |
| [[28.] Telangana | The territories specified in section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.] |
II. THE UNION TERRITORIES
| Name | Extent |
| 1. Delhi | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi. |
| [2.] The Andaman and Nicobar Islands | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| [3.][Lakshadweep] | The territory specified in section 6 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. |
| [[4.] Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | The territory which immediately before the eleventh day of and August, 1961 was comprised in Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the territories specified in section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganistion Act, 1987.] |
| [[6.][Puducherry] | The territories which immediately before the sixteenth day of August, 1962, were comprised in the French Establishments in India known as Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam.] |
| [[7.] Chandigarh | The territories specified in section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.] |
| [8. Jammu and Kashmir | The territories specified in section 4 of the Jammu and ​Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. |
| 9. Ladakh | The territories specified in section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.] |
* ↑ Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 2, for the First Sch.(w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
* ↑ Subs. by the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968 (36 of 1968), s. 4, for the former entry (w.e.f. 1-10-1968).
* ↑ Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014), s. 10 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
* ↑ Added by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 (27 of 1962), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-12-1963).
* ↑ Added by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
* ↑ Added by the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-7-2015).
* ↑ Subs. by the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968 (24 of 1968), s. 4, for former entry (w.e.f. 10-6-1970).
* ↑ Ins. by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).
* ↑ Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
* ↑ Ins. by the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959 (47 of 1959), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-10-1959).
* ↑ Ins. by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-11-2000).
* ↑ Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968 (53 of 1968), s. 5, for “7. Madras” (w.e.f. 14-1-1969).
* ↑ Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 (56 of 1959), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-4-1960).
* ↑ Subs. by ibid., for certain words.
* ↑ Ins. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
* ↑ Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (31 of 1973), s. 5, for “9. Mysore” (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
* ↑ Entries 8 to 14 renumbered as entries 9 to 15 by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 4, (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
* ↑ Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968 (36 of 1968), s. 4, (w.e.f. 1-10-1968).
* ↑ Subs. by the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011, s. 6, for “Orissa” (w.e.f. 1-11-2011).
* ↑ Ins. by Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 (64 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 17-1-1961)
* ↑ Added by the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, s. 3 (w.e.f. 17-1-1961).
* ↑ Ins. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
* ↑ Ins. by the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959 (47 of 1959), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-10-1959).
* ↑ Subs. by the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979 (31 of 1979) s. 5, for the entry against “13. Uttar Pradesh” (w.e.f. 15-9-1983).
* ↑ Ins. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).
* ↑ Added by the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-7-2015).
* ↑ ** Entry 15 relating to Jammu and Kashmir deleted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
* ↑ Entries 16 to 29 renumbered as entries 15 to 28 by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
* ↑ Ins. by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 (27 of 1962), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-12-1963).
* ↑ Ins. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966) and the entry therein subsequently amended by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979 (31 of 1979), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-9-1983).
* ↑ Subs. by the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979 (31 of 1979), s. 5, for the entry against “17. Haryana” (w.e.f. 15-9-1983).
* ↑ Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970), s. 4 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
* ↑ Ins. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
* ↑ Added by the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-7-2015).
* ↑ Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, s. 2 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975).
* ↑ Ins. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 4 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
* ↑ Ins. by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 4 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
* ↑ Ins. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 5 (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
* ↑ Ins. by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-11-2000).
* ↑ Ins. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).
* ↑ Subs. by the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (52 of 2006), s. 4, for the word “Uttaranchal” (w.e.f. 1-1-2007).
* ↑ Ins. by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).
* ↑ Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014), s. 10 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
* ↑ Entry 2 relating to “Himachal Pradesh” omitted and entries 3 to 10 re-numbered as entries 2 to 9 respectively by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970), s. 4 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
* ↑ Entries relating to Manipur and Tripura (i.e. entries 2 and 3) omitted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
* ↑ Entries 4 to 9 renumbered as entries 2 to 7 respectively by ibid.
* ↑ Subs. by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (34 of 1973), s. 5, for “The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands” (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
* ↑ Subs. by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 (44 of 2019), s.5 for entries 4 and 5 (w.e.f. 19-12-2019). Entry 4 relating to Dadra and Nagar Haveli was ins. by the Constitution (Tenth Amendment ) Act, 1961, s. 2 (w.e.f. 11-8-1961).
* ↑ Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu (Reorganisation) Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 5, for entry 5 (w.e.f. 30-5-1987) and later for entries 4 and 5, entry 4 was subs. by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 (44 of 2019), s.5 (w.e.f. 19-12-2019).
* ↑ Ins. by the Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 3 (w.e.f. 16-8-1962).
* ↑ Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006), s. 5, for the word “Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).
* ↑ Ins. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
* ↑ Entry 8 relating to Mizoram omitted by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 4 and entry 9 relating to Arunachal Pradesh renumbered as entry 8 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987) and entry 8 relating to Arunachal Pradesh omitted by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 4 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
* ↑ 11. Ins. by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).