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Himachal Day 2026 - April 15

April 16 , 2026 12 hrs 0 min 13 0

The day is observed to mark the formation of Himachal Pradesh in 1948.
On this day, around 28–30 princely states were merged to form a single administrative unit.
It was first formed as a Chief Commissioner’s Province in 1948 and became a Union Territory in 1950.
Himachal Pradesh became a full state on January 25, 1971 as the 18th state of India.
Shimla is the capital and was once the summer capital of British India.