Chhattisgarh celebrates its foundation day on 1 November. On this occasion a ‘Rajyotsav programme’ was organized at the Chief Minister’s official Residence.
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A demand for separate Chhattisgarh was raised in 1924 by the Raipur Congress unit and was also later discussed in the annual session of the Indian Congress at Tripuri.
Later on, 1990`s saw more activity for the creation of a new state. Chadulal Chadrakar formed a political forum known as Chhattisgarh Rajya Nirman Manch. This forum successfully organized region-wide bandhs and rallies, which were supported by major political parties including the Congress and the BJP.
The Congress Government of Madhya Pradesh took the first institutional and legislative initiative for the creation of Chhattisgarh. On March 18, 1994, a resolution demanding a separate Chhattisgarh was tabled and unanimously approved by the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
In 1998, the BJP led Union government drafted a bill for the creation of a separate state of Chhattisgarh from sixteen districts of Madhya Pradesh.
This bill for a separate Chhattisgarh was passed in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for the creation of a separate state of Chhattisgarh.
The President of India gave his consent to The Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000 on August 25, 2000 and on November 1, 2000, the state was bifurcated.
