Question

The States of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were formed by the ........... Constitutional Amendment.

• A. 94th
• B. 98th
• C. 96h
• D. 100th

Hint:

The formation of new states is a constitutional process that requires a constitutional amendment, which in this case was the 94th Amendment.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The States of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were formed by the 94h Constitutional Amendment of India, which came into effect in 2000. This amendment facilitated the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar to form these two new states. The 98th, 96th, and 100th amendments were related to other legislative issues, not the creation of new states.

Answer 2

The States of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were formed to reorganize the large and administratively complex states of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, respectively. The creation of these new states was part of the broader demand for better governance, regional development, and administrative efficiency.

Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh and officially came into existence on November 1, 2000. Similarly, Jharkhand was created from the southern part of Bihar and was formally established on November 15, 2000.

The legal and constitutional basis for the formation of these states was provided through amendments to the Constitution and the passage of reorganization acts in Parliament. The 94th Constitutional Amendment Act, enacted in 2006, is associated with the reorganization and updating of constitutional references to states. This amendment made necessary changes to Article 164(1) regarding the number of ministers for certain states, by excluding Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand from the provision related to the Tribal Welfare Ministry.

Although the actual formation of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand took place in 2000 under the State Reorganisation Acts passed by Parliament, the 94th Amendment served to constitutionally acknowledge and adjust provisions after their creation.

Hence, the correct answer is the 94th Constitutional Amendment, which recognized and addressed changes after the formation of these states.