Current Affairs - Important Days - Discussion

November 1 is observed as Foundation Day by eight Indian states and five Union Territories in India. The eight states are Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu. Five Union Territories—Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry—also observe this day. Several states, including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, were formed or reorganised in 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act. Haryana and Punjab took their current forms in 1966, while Chhattisgarh was created in 2000 after separating from Madhya Pradesh.