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First Schedule

The States and the Union territories

The Constitution of India

1[                                          [Articles 1 and 4]
                                          I. THE STATES

 Name                                                    Territories
1.    Andhra               2[The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of
      Pradesh             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] 3[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 4[and the territories
                          specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of
                          Nagaland Act, 1962] 5[and the territories specified in
                          sections 5, 6 and 7 of the North-Eastern Areas
                          (Reorganisation) Act, 1971] 6[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.]

 Name                                          Territories
 3. Bihar             7[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
                     sub-section (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 8[and the territories
                     specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act,
                     2000].]
     9[4. Gujarat     The territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3
                     of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.]
 5. 10[Keralam]       The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5
                     of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
 6. Madhya           The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of
    Pradesh          the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 11[and the First
                     Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer
                     of Territories) Act, 1959], 12[but excluding the territories
                     specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh
                     Reorganisation Act, 2000].

 Name                                          Territories
 13[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, 14[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 15[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.]
 16[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.]
 17[18[9.]               The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 7
 Karnataka]            of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 19[but excluding
                       the territory specified in the Schedule to the Andhra
                       Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968.]

 Name                                           Territories
 20[10.]   2
              [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.
 20[11.]   Punjab The territories specified in section 11 of the States
                  Reorganisation Act, 1956 21[and the territories referred
                  to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Acquired
                  Territories (Merger) Act, 1960] 22[but excluding the
                  territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to
                  the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960] 23[and
                  the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3,
                  section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab
                  Reorganisation Act, 1966.]
  20[12.]                  The territories specified in section 10 of the States
 Rajasthan               Reorganisation Act, 1956 24[but excluding the territories
                         specified in the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and
                         Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959].

 Name                                             Territories
  25[13.] Uttar             26[The territories which immediately before the
 Pradesh               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, 27[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.]
 1                     The      territories    which     immediately     before      the
  [14.] West
 Bengal                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
                         28[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.]

 Name                                           Territories
 1 2
 [ [**                   *                 *                *]]
 3 4
 [ [15.]              The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3
 Nagaland             of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.]
 3 5                  6
  [ [16.]               [The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3
 Haryana              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.]]
   3 7
   [ [17.]            The territories which immediately before the
 Himachal             commencement of this Constitution were being
 Pradesh              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.]
 3 8
 [ [18.]              The territory which immediately before the
 Manipur              commencement of this Constitution was being
                      administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner’s
                      Province under the name of Manipur.]

1. **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).
2. Entries 8 to 14 renumbered as 9 to 15 by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960
   (11 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
3. 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).
4 Ins. by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 (27 of 1962), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-12-1963).
5. 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 the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
   (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979 (31 of 1979), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-9-1983).
6. 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).
7. Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970), s. 4 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
8. Ins. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9
    (w.e.f.21-1-1972).

    Name                                          Territories
    29[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 30[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.]
    29[20.] Meghalaya     The territories specified in section 5 of the North-Eastern
                        Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971] 30[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.]
    29[ 31[21.] Sikkim      The territories which immediately before the commencement
                        of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, were
                        comprised in Sikkim.]
    29[ 32[22.] Mizoram     The territories specified in section 6 of the North-Eastern
                        Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.]
    29[ 33[23.] Arunachal   The territories specified in section 7 of the North-Eastern
    Pradesh             Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.]
     29[ 34[24.] Goa        The territories specified in section 3 of the Goa, Daman and
                        Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987.]

  Name                                           Territories
  35[36[25.] Chhattisgarh      The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya
                             Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.]
 35[37[26.] 38[Uttarakhand]     The territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh
                             Reorganisation Act, 2000.]
  35[39[27.] Jharkhand         The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar
                             Reorganisation Act, 2000.]
  35[40[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.
   41[*                *            *               *             *]
    42[2.] The Andaman    The territory which immediately before the
         and Nicobar    commencement of this Constitution was comprised in
         Islands        the Chief Commissioner’s Province of the
                        Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

 Name                                           Territories

     43[3.] 44[Lakshadweep]   The territory specified in section 6 of the States
                           Reorganisation Act, 1956.
 45[43[4.] Dadra and         The territory which immediately before the
          Nagar Haveli     eleventh day of August, 1961 was comprised in
          and Daman        Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the territories
          and Diu          specified in section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu
                           Reorganisation Act, 1987.]
  46[ 43[*]45[                  *                *                 *               *]
     47[ 43[6.] 48[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.]
     49[ 43[7.] Chandigarh The territories specified in section 4 of the Punjab
                        Reorganisation Act, 1966.]

 Name                                          Territories
  50[*                 *                *                *               *]
  50[*                 *                *                *               *]

  51[8. Jammu and           The territories specified in section 4 of the Jammu
    Kashmir               and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
 9. Ladakh                The territories specified in section 3 of the Jammu
                          and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.]
Amendment notes
  1. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 2, for the First Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
  2. 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).
  3. Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014), s. 10 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
  4. Added by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 (27 of 1962), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-12-1963).
  5. Added by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
  6. Added by the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-7-2015). For the text of the Act, see Appendix I.
  7. Subs. by the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968 (24 of 1968), s. 4, for the former entry (w.e.f. 10-6-1970).
  8. Added by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).
  9. Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
  10. Subs. by the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026 (18 of 2026), s. 6, for “Kerala” (w.e.f. 25-8-2026).
  11. Ins. by the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959 (47 of 1959), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-10-1959).
  12. Added by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-11-2000).
  13. Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968 (53 of 1968), s. 5, for “7. Madras” (w.e.f. 14-1-1969).
  14. Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 (56 of 1959), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-4-1960).
  15. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-4-1960).
  16. Ins. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
  17. Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (31 of 1973), s. 5, for “9. Mysore” (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
  18. 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).
  19. Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968 (36 of 1968), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-10-1968).
  20. 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).
  21. Ins. by the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 (64 of 1960), s. 4 (w.e.f. 17-1-1961).
  22. Added by the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, s. 3 (w.e.f. 17-1-1961).
  23. Added by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
  24. Ins. by the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959 (47 of 1959), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-10-1959).
  25. 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).
  26. 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).
  27. Ins. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).
  28. Added by the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-7-2015). For the text of the Act, see Appendix I.
  29. 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).
  30. Added by the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-7-2015). For the text of the Act, see Appendix I.
  31. Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, s. 2 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975).
  32. Ins. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 4 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
  33. Ins. by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 4 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
  34. Ins. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 5 (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
  35. 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).
  36. Added by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-11-2000).
  37. Ins. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).
  38. Subs. by the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (52 of 2006), s. 4, for the word “Uttaranchal” (w.e.f. 1-1-2007).
  39. Added by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).
  40. Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, s. 10 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
  41. Entry 2 relating to “Himachal Pradesh” omitted and entries 3 to 10 renumbered 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) and subsequently 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).
  42. Entries 4 to 9 renumbered as entries 2 to 7 by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
  43. Entries 4 to 9 renumbered as entries 2 to 7 (respectively) by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
  44. 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).
  45. 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). And subsequently subs. by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli 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).
  46. Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu (Reorganisation) Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 5, for entry 5 (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
  47. Ins. by the Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 3 (with retrospective effect).
  48. Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006), s. 5 for “Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).
  49. Ins. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
  50. Entry 8 relating to Mizoram omitted and entry 9 relating to Arunachal Pradesh renumbered as entry 8 by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 4 (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. 15-4-1987).
  51. Ins. by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
  52. Subs. by the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 (15 of 2011), s. 6, for “Orissa” (w.e.f. 1-11-2011). (marker position not recoverable from the PDF)