3. Formation of Chhattisgarh State.—On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new
State to be known as the State of Chhattisgarh comprising the following territories of the existing State of
Madhya Pradesh, namely:—
Bastar, laspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur, Kanker,
Kawardha, Korba, Koria, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon and Surguja districts,
1. 1st November, 2000, vide notification No. S.O. 827(E), dated 14th September, 2000, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh.
4. State of Madhya Pradesh and territorial divisions thereof.—On and from the appointed day,
the State of Madhya Pradesh shall comprise the territories of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh 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 “I. THE STATES”,—
(a) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Madhya Pradesh, after the words,
brackets and figures, “the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959
(47 of 1959)”, the following shall be added, namely:—
“but excluding the territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation
Act, 2000.”;
(b) after entry 25, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
“26. Chhattisgarh: The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh
Reorganisation Act, 2000.”.
6. Saving powers of the State Government.—Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall
be deemed to affect the power of the Government of Madhya Pradesh or Chhattisgarh to alter, after the
appointed day, the name, area or boundaries of any district or other territorial division in the State.