Important Days

Foundation Day of 8 States and 5 UTs 2026 – November 1

November 3 , 2026 12 hrs 0 min 26 0

Eight States and five Union Territories (UTs) of India observe their Foundation Day on 1 November every year.
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka (then Mysore State), Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) were formed or reorganised on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969, while Mysore State was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Haryana was separated from Punjab on 1 November 1966 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, and Punjab acquired its present form.
Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000 under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, becoming India's 26th State.
The five Union Territories observing the day are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation process.
The islands were earlier administered by the British and became part of independent India in 1947.
Chandigarh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1966 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
It serves as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana and is directly administered by the Central Government.
Delhi became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956.
The 69th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1991, granted it special status as the National Capital Territory (NCT) and provided for a Legislative Assembly.
Lakshadweep was formed as a Union Territory on 1 November 1956 from the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, which were earlier part of Madras State.
It was renamed Lakshadweep in 1973, and Kavaratti became its administrative headquarters.
Puducherry was under French rule until its de facto transfer to India on 1 November 1954.
Its four regions are Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
The formal transfer took place on 16 August 1962, and it became a Union Territory under the constitutional reorganisation of 1962–63.