Creation

For obvious reasons, a discussion on the History of Chattisgarh will bring forward the subject about its creation. The first administrative initiation of the Creation of Chattisgarh was taken the then government of Madhya Pradesh. A resolution was passed at the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on March 18th, 1994 with the demand of a separate state of Chattisgarh. The two major political parties of the state, Congress and B.J.P supported the demand.

The Union Government in 1998 drafted a bill with the same proposal and sent it to the M.P. Bidhan Sabha for approval. It was approved without any opposition. However with the downfall of the Union Government, fresh Lok Sabha elections were held. Again the newly appointed Central Government drafted the bill and sent it to the state assembly. Once again it was unanimously supported, paving the way for its approval. In the year 2000, the Indian President gave his consent to the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act on the historic date of 25th August. Finally the state of Madhya Pradesh was bifurcated to create the Chattisgarh state on 1st November 2000.

The need for a separate Chattisgarh State was actually a demand of a long time. The separation of Jharkhand and Uttarkhand acted as inspirations. Many social, economic, political and regional factors were behind the Creation of Chattisgarh. Sixteen districts from Madhya Pradesh were taken to form the new State of Chattisgarh. Today, Chattisgarh is one of the important states of the country.