First Schedule of the Indian Constitution describes the extent of the territory of each state and the union territory of the Union of India. Article 1, Article 2, Article 2A, Article 3, and Article 4 of Part 1 of the Indian Constitution take a major reference from the first schedule as it lays down the procedure and laws to be followed while establishing/admitting new states or altering the existing borders of the states or changing the names of the states.
First Schedule
1. The States
| Name | Territories |
|---|---|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953, sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959, and the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 and the territories specified in section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. |
| 2. Assam | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were comprised in the Province of Assam, the Khasi States, and the Assam Tribal Areas, but excluding the territories specified in the Schedule to the Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951 and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 and the territories specified in sections 5, 6 and 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 and the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. |
| 3. Bihar | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Bihar or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the first mentioned Act and the territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000. |
| 4. Gujarat | The territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. |
| 5. Kerala | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. |
| 6. Madhya Pradesh | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959, but excluding the territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. |
| 7. Tamil Nadu | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Madras or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. |
| 8. Maharashtra | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, but excluding the territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. |
| 9. Karnataka | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 but excluding the territory specified in the Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968. |
| 10. Odisha | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Orissa or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province. |
| 11. Punjab | The territories specified in section 11 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960 and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3, section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. |
| 12. Rajasthan | The territories specified in section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 but excluding the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959. |
| 13. Uttar Pradesh | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province known as the United Provinces or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province, the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, and the territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979. |
| 14. West Bengal | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of West Bengal or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territory of Chandernagore as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954 and also the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956 and also the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (c) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule and the territories referred to in Part III of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. |
| 15. Nagaland | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962. |
| 16. Haryana | The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979, but excluding the territories specified in clause (v) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of that Act. |
| 17. Himachal Pradesh | The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were being administered as if they were Chief Commissioners’ Provinces under the names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. |
| 18. Manipur | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner’s Province under the name of Manipur. |
| 19. Tripura | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner’s Province under the name of Tripura and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (d) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, so far as it relates to the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. |
| 20. Meghalaya | The territories specified in section 5 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971] and the territories referred to in Part I of the First Schedule but excluding the territories referred to in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One-Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. |
| 21. Sikkim | The territories which immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, were comprised in Sikkim. |
| 22. Mizoram | The territories specified in section 6 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. |
| 23. Arunachal Pradesh | The territories specified in section 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. |
| 24. Goa | The territories specified in section 3 of the Goa, Daman, and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. |
| 25. Chhattisgarh | The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. |
| 26. Uttarakhand | The territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. |
| 27. Jharkhand | The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000. |
| 28. Telangana | The territories specified in section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. |
2. The Union Territories
| Name | Extent |
|---|---|
| 1. Delhi | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi. |
| 2. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| 3. Lakshadweep | The territory specified in section 6 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. |
| 4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | The territory which immediately before the eleventh day of August 1961 was comprised in Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the territories specified in section 4 of the Goa, Daman, and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987. |
| 5. Puducherry | The territories which immediately before the sixteenth day of August 1962, were comprised in the French Establishments in India known as Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe, and Yanam. |
| 6. Chandigarh | The territories specified in section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. |
| 7. Jammu and Kashmir | The territories specified in section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. |
| 8. Ladakh | The territories specified in section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. |
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