When was gujarat state formed

Gujarati, Kutchi and Konkani-speaking people. The Sanyukta Maharashtra Samiti wanted the Bombay State to be divided into two states — one where people primarily spoke Gujarati and Kutchhi and the other where people primarily spoke Marathi and Konkani. A simultaneous political movement known as Mahagujarat Andolan sought the creation of the state of Gujarat for Gujarati and Kutchhi-speaking people.

Some college students even lost their lives in police firing at the local Congress House in Ahmedabad during a protest in favour of the Gujarat state.

Thus, on 1 May , Gujarat and Maharashtra came into being as two new states of India. Gujarat Day is marked with a public holiday in the state and flag hoisting is held at the district headquarters. The States Reorganisation Act created new boundaries for the State of Bombay, transferring some Kannada-speaking areas to Mysore State, and expanding the territories of Bombay to include Marathi-speaking Marathwada and Vidarbha, as well as Gujarati-speaking Saurashtra and Kutch.

The new state was bilingual, and also included areas that spoke Kutchi and Konkani. From onward, the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement spearheaded the demand for a separate Marathi-speaking state with Bombay as the capital. Simultaneously, the Mahagujarat Movement pressed for a state of Gujarat for Gujarati-speaking people in the Bombay State. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines.

Gujarat state was parted from Bombay state on May 1, Maharashtra and Gujarat were divided on the basis of languages after defining boundaries under The State Reorganisation Act The original state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat on the basis of people who spoke languages like Marathi, Konkani, Gujarati and Kutchi.

Gujarat played a major role in businesses of Karachi and Mumbai during the British Raj. Major agricultural produce of the state includes cotton, groundnuts, sugarcane and milk products.

The state has 85 per cent village connectivity with all-weather roads.