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Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 · Chapter II: Reorganisation of the State of Punjab

Section 7: Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution

On and from the appointed day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution,—

(a) under the heading “I. THE STATES”,—

(i) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Punjab, the following shall be added at the end, namely:—

“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”;

(ii) after entry 16, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

“17. Haryana… The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Punjab

Reorganisation Act, 1966”;

(b) under the heading “II. THE UNION TERRITORIES”,—

(i) in the paragraph relating to the extent of the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh, the following shall be added at the end, namely:—

“and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966”;

(ii) after entry 9, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

“10. Chandigarh… The territories specified in section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation

Act, 1966.”.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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