Tag: constitution and the first general election

The sole Part D state was the Andaman and Nicobar islands administered by a lieutenant governor appointed by the central government.

The 69th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1991 granted special status to Delhi, designating it as the National Capital Territory of Delhi and providing for a Legislative Assembly.

The First Five Year Plan (1951-1956) was based on the Harrod-Domar model, which emphasized investment in agriculture and irrigation to boost the economy.

Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic state in 1953.

The state of Bombay was divided into two independent state that is Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1966.

Goa, become the full fledged state after the separation from Daman and Diu in 1987.

State Reorganisation Commission and Dass Commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act, which created the states of Punjab and Haryana. Punjab Reorganisation  Act was related to Punjab Suba movement which is a matter of 1950s.

The British dissolved their treaty relations with more than five hundred princely states, who were encouraged to accede to either India or Pakistan, while under no compulsion to do so. Most of the states acceded to India, and a few to  Pakistan. Hyderabad opted for independence, although the armed intervention of India conquered Hyderabad and brought it into the Indian Union.

Development of Agriculture is the target of first five year plan, because India's economy was based on agriculture mainly that time.

British Governor of Madras Lord Erskine withdrawn the mandatory Hindi teaching in Madras province.