1. Andhra Pradesh
Created by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from the State of Chennai
2. Gujarat and Maharashtra
The State of Mumbai was divided into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Mumbai (Reorganisation) Act 1960
3. Kerala
Created by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It comprised Travancor and Cochin areas
4. Karnataka
Created from the Princely State of Mysuru by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It was renamed Karnataka in 1973
5. Nagaland
It was carved out from the State of Asom by the State of Nagaland Act, 1952
6. Haryana
It was carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966
7. Himachal Pradesh
The Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
8. Meghalaya
First carved out as a sub-State within the State of Asom by 23 Constitutional Amendment Act, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
9. Manipura and Tripura
Both these States were elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
10. Sikkim
Sikkim was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional Amendment Act 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th Amendment Act, 1975
11. Mizoram
It was elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986
12. Arunachal Pradesh
It received the status of a full state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1896
13. Goa
Goa was separated from the Union-Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a full-fledged State of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987. But Daman and Diu remained as Union Territory
14. Chhattisgarh
Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000
15. Uttarakhand
Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2000
16. Jharkhand
Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15, 2000
17. Telangana
creation of a new state of Telangana, from the existing state of Andhra Pradesh in South India On 2 June 2014, Telangana was formed as a new 29th state of India, with the city of Hyderabad as its capital.