Telangana’s Statehood Day or Formation Day

Telangana’s Statehood Day (Prime Minister’s Office) WHAT June 2 is celebrated each year as Telangana State Formation Day to mark the official formation of India’s youngest state in 2014 after its bifurcation from Andhra Pradesh. This year marks the fifth Telangana State Formation Day. Telangana became the 29th state of the country after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was passed in the Parliament.   BACKGROUND Telangana is situated on the centre-south stretch of the Indian…

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