Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar and for matters connected therewith
Citation[1]
Enacted byParliament of India
Status: In force

Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 was a law passed by the parliament of India in 2000. Loksabha and Rajya sabha passed the bill on 2 and 11 August respectively and on 15 November 2000, which enabled creation of Jharkhand State out of Bihar.[2][3][4] The law was introduced by the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee to fulfil an election promise.[5][6]

Criticism

It was criticised by Arjun Munda, as he thought it to be biased regarding the question of sharing assets and liabilities with Jharkhand's parent state of Bihar.[7]

Definitions

  • Article: means an article of the Constitution.[3]
  • Election Commission: means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ^ Bera, Gautam Kumar (2008). The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India edited by Gautam Kumar Bera. Mittal Publications. pp. 60–61. ISBN 9788183241458.
  3. ^ a b c "The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000". indiankanoon.org. 25 August 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Parliament passes Jharkhand bill". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Frontline Newsletter | Poll Vault | Johar Jharkhand". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Jharkhand: The tribal states political chess game". The Tribune. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Opp. backs Munda on 'unfair' Bihar law". Telegraph India. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

Bihar (1928–2000)


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