Chhattisgarh

The state of Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November 2000. This state is the 10th largest state in the country, with the population making it the 17th most populous state in India.

Chhattisgarh History Information

In ancient times this area was known as Dakshin Kosla. Sharabhapuri, Panduvanshi, Somvanshi, Kalachuri and Nagavanshi rulers ruled the region between the 6th and 12th centuries. In the 11th century, the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh was invaded by Rajendra Chola I and Kulothunga Chola I of the Chola Empire.

From 1741 to 1845, Chhattisgarh was under the control of the Maratha Empire. From 1845 to 1947, the British had control over Chhattisgarh. With the arrival of the British in 1845, Raipur gained prominence at the place of Ratanpur. In 1905 Sambalpur district was shifted to Odisha and Surguja State was shifted from Bengal to Chhattisgarh.

The new state was established on 1 November 1956 by merging the new area into the region and later it remained part of the state for 44 years of independence. Before becoming the new state of Madhya Pradesh, this area was part of the ancient Madhya Pradesh state, whose capital was also Bhopal. Prior to this, the region was part of the Central Provinces and Berar in the British Raj. Some areas of Chhattisgarh state used to be concentrated provinces at the time of British rule, but they were later included in Madhya Pradesh.

The first independent state was demanded in 1920. After this, this demand kept happening again and again in a short span of time, but no campaign was ever established for it. All political parties always came together, there were social gatherings, seminars, rallies, and strikes.

In 1924, Raipur Congress Unit demanded an independent state and at the same time, it was discussed in the annual meeting of the Indian Congress in Tripura. The bar to establish a regional Congress organization in Chhattisgarh was also discussed.

When the State Reorganization Commission was set up in 1954, the demand for an independent Chhattisgarh state was brought to the fore, but the matter was still not approved. In 1955, there was a demand for an independent state in the Nagpur assembly, which used to come in central India at that time.

The protest also saw more activities in 1990. This included the establishment of a political forum in the state and in particular the establishment of a state building forum. Chandulal Chandrakar led the forum and many successful regional movements were organized in the forum. These movements of the Forum were getting support from all the organizations, including the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress.

The new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government sent the reconstituted Chhattisgarh Beel to Madhya Pradesh Assembly for approval, where it was once again unanimously approved and introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bill of independent Chhattisgarh was passed in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and the way to create an independent Chhattisgarh state was also cleared.

On 25 August 2000, the President of India gave his consent under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000. On 1 November 2000, the Government of India divided the state of Madhya Pradesh into two states called Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

Chattisgarh State Government has revealed four symbols to be used in acceptable places and acceptable occasions to represent the state. These symbols the image of the state categorical its policy, tell concerning its wealth and virtues within the terms of Animal, Bird, Flower, and Tree.

State Language status to Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh has got the status of the state language. The Bill has been introduced in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on 25 November 2007, which states that Chhattisgarh should be adopted along with the Hindi language as the language to be used for the official purposes of the State of Chhattisgarh. This bill has been passed unanimously.