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:''For current state, see '''[[Uttarakhand]]'''.'' |
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|conventional_long_name = Uttaranchal |
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|common_name = Uttaranchal |
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|nation = <br />[[India]] |
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|image_map = Uttaranchal districts.png |
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|capital = [[Dehradun]] |
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|p1 = Uttar Pradesh |
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|image_p1 = [[Image:Upgovt-logo.jpg|20px]] |
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|s1 = Uttarakhand |
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|image_s1 = [[Image:Uttarakhandseal.png|20px]] |
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|year_start = 1999 |
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|year_end = 2007 |
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'''Uttaranchal''' was a [[States of India|state]] of [[India]]. On 9 November 2000 Uttaranchal was carved out of Uttar Pradesh as a separate state. In January 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from Uttaranchal, its interim name, to [[Uttarakhand]]. |
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==History== |
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On 24 September 1998 Uttar Pradesh [[Legislative Assembly]] passed the 'Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill', 1998, which eventually led to the creation of the state <ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980924/26750834.html Reorganisation Bill passed by UP Govt] ''[[The Indian Express]]'', 24 September 1998.</ref>, eventually the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] passed the [[List of Indian Federal Legislation|Indian Federal Legislation]] - Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2000, and thus on 9 November 2000,<ref>[http://india.gov.in/business/investment_incentives/uttarakhand/uttarakhand.php Uttarakhand] ''Govt. of India, Official website.</ref> Uttarakhand became the 27th state in the [[Republic of India]]. |
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However, the term ''Uttaranchal'' came into use when the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)-led central and Uttar Pradesh state governments initiated a new round of state reorganization in 1998 and introduced its preferred name. Chosen for its allegedly less separatist connotations, the name change generated enormous controversy among the rank and file of the separate state activists who saw it as a political act <ref>Negi, B. (2001). "Round One to the Lobbyists, Politicians and Bureaucrats." Indian Express, 2 January.</ref>, however they were not quite as successful as [[Jharkhand]] state that successfully thwarted a similar move to impose the name ''Vananchal''. Nevertheless, the name Uttarakhand remained popular in the region, even while Uttaranchal was promulgated through official usage. |
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In August 2006, India's Union Cabinet assented to the four-year-old demand of the Uttaranchal state assembly and leading members of the Uttarakhand movement to rename Uttaranchal state as Uttarakhand. Legislation to that effect was passed by the State Legislative Assembly in October 2006,<ref>UNI. (2006). "Uttaranchal becomes Uttarakhand." Tribune (India), 12 October.</ref> and the Union Cabinet brought in the bill in the winter session of Parliament. The bill was passed by Parliament and signed into law by the President in December 2006. Since then, Uttarakhand denotes a state in the Union of India. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Historical Indian regions]] |
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[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh]] |
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