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The Constitution of India in English 2026: page 289

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Source cover/preface date: 10th September, 2026. Preface amendment statement: Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Embedded PDF title: Constitution of India_ 20 MAY 2026 (final).pdf. These are distinct source labels, not currentness or commencement approval.

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258                     THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                   (First Schedule)


 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
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                        that Act.]]                   od
   3 7
   [ [17.]              The territories which immediately before the
 Himachal
 Pradesh
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                        commencement of this Constitution were being
                        administered as if they were Chief Commissioners’
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                        Provinces under the names of Himachal Pradesh and
                                         In
                        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).
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