The States Reorganisation Act,1956
Section 12. Amendment of the first Schedule to the Constitution
As from the appointed day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution, for Part A, Part B and Part C, the following Parts shall be substituted, namely:-
“PART A
Name Territories 1. Andhra Pradesh The territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act,1953, and the territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956 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. 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. 4. Bombay The territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 5. Kerala The territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 6. Madhya Pradesh The territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 9 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 7. Madras 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, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 3 and sub-section (I) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act,1953, and the territories specified inclause (b) of sub-section (I) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (I) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 8. Mysore The territories specified in sub-section (I) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 9. Orissa 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 10. Punjab The territories specified in section 11 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 11. Rajasthan The territories specified in section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956. 12. 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. 13. 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.
PART B
Name Territory 1. Jammu and Kashmir The territory which immediately before the comme ncement of this Constitution was comprised in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.
PART C
Name Territory 1. Delhi The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi. 2. Himachal Pradesh The territories which immediately before the commencement of the Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act,1954, were comprised in the States of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur. 3. 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. 4. Tripura The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Comm
issioner’s Province under the name of Tripura. 5. The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. The territory specified in section 6 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956.”
