Maharashtra, Gujarat celebrates state formation day

Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day is celebrated in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat on 1 May every year. The day commemorates the formation of the state on this day in 1960.

In 1960, the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960 was passed by India’s Parliament to divide the multilingual state of Bombay into Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Bombay formerly consisted of speakers of different languages such as Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, and Kutchi.

As a result of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti movement, the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed.