information of formation of state of Maharashtra
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When was Maharashtra formed?
1 May 1960
Why is Maharashtra Day celebrated?
Maharashtra Day is commonly associated with parades and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history and traditions of Maharashtra.It is celebrated to commemorate the creation of a Marathi speaking state of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra was formed on 1 May 1960 by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra (in present-day Gujarat) by the States Re organisation Act. ... Maharashtra is the third-most urbanised state of India.
Formation Process:
It was in the year 1960 when the state of Bombay was divided to create two news states namely Maharashtra and Gujarat. It was under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 that the boundaries of the state were defined. The reason behind the issue was the linguistic difference between those who spoke Marathi, Gujarati and Konkani languages.
The demand which turned into a revolution, for a separate state for Marathi-speaking people began in the early 1940s. The force behind the revolution was Samyukta Mahasabha Organization, formed in present-day Mumbai.
However, the revolution could not materialize completely due to Quit India Movement and World War II.
It took more than two decades with several commissions advocating for a separate state. The reorganization of 1956 led to the rise of two movements – Samyukta Maharashtra Movement and Mahagujarat Movement. These movements demanded the break-up of the new Bombay State into one Marathi-speaking state and one Gujarati-speaking state. These movements laid the base for what we know today as the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. In the year 1956, then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru announced Bombay as Union territory for five years. Later, the Lok Sabha passed a resolution for a bilingual state of Bombay. In March 1960 the Lower house of the Indian Parliament proposes the state resolution. A month later the resolution on the state of Bombay is approved by the Lower House. On May 1st, 1960, the state of Maharashtra came into existence with Bombay as its capital. Both states officially came into existence on May 1, 1960, as a result of the Bombay Re-organisation Act of 1960. So, it is not just Maharashtra Day but also celebrated as Gujarat Day in Gujarat.
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Maharashtra was formed on 1 May 1960 by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra (in present-day Gujarat) by the States Reorganisation Act.