Telangana Day is celebrated
on June 2 each year from 2014
after its bifurcation from Andhra Pradesh.
This year marks the fifth Telangana State
Formation Day.
It is the 29th state of the country
after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation
Act was passed in the Parliament.
The celebrations are held in all the 30
districts of the state.
Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014.
The bill was introduced on 5 December 2013 in
the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.
The cabinet approved the formation of Telangana with ten
districts.
The Bill Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
was passed in the Parliament of India in February 2014.
The bill received the assent of the President
and published in the Gazette on 1 March 2014.
Telangana was created with 10 districts
Telangana is bordered by the states of:
- Maharashtra to the north
- Chhattisgarh and Karnataka to the west
- Andhra Pradesh to the south and east
About Telangana:
Founded on: 2 June 2014
Governor: Narasimhan
Chief Minister: K.Chandrashekar Rao
Capital: Hyderabad
