3'. Formation of Jharkhand State
On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be
known as the State of Jharkhand comprising the following territories of the existing
State of Bihar, namely:-
Bokaro, Chatra, Oeogarh, Ohanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda,
Gumla, Hazaribagh, Kodarma, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Ranchi,
Sahebganj, Singhbhum (East) and Singhbhum (West) districts;
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and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of
Bihar.
4. State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof
On and from the appointed day, the State of Bihar shall comprise the territories
of the existing State of Bihar other than those specified in section 3.
5. Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
On and from the appointed day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution,
under the heading "1. mE STATES" ,-
(a) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Bihar, the
following shall be added at the end, namely:-
"and the territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation
Act 2000" .
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(b) after entry 25, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:-
"26. Jharkhand: The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar
Reorganisation Act, 2000.".
6. Saving powers of State Governments
Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall be deemed to affect thc
power of the Government of Bihar or Jharkhand to alter, after the appointed day;
the name, area or boundaries of any district or other territorial division in the State