Following are the new states in India created after 1950.
| Andhra Pradesh | Created by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from the State of Chennai |
| Gujarat and Maharashtra | The State of Mumbai was divided into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Mumbai (Reorganisation) Act 1960 |
| Kerala | Created by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It comprised Travancor and Cochin areas |
| Karnataka | Created from the Princely State of Mysuru by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It was renamed Karnataka in 1973 |
| Nagaland | It was carved out from the State of Asom by the State of Nagaland Act, 1952 |
| Haryana | It was carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966 |
| Himachal Pradesh | The Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 |
| Meghalaya | First carved out as a sub-State within the State of Asom by 23 Constitutional Amendment Act, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971 |
| Manipura and Tripura | Both these States were elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971 |
| Sikkim | Sikkim was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional Amendment Act 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th Amendment Act, 1975 |
| Mizoram | It was elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | It received the status of a full state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1896 |
| Goa | Goa was separated from the Union-Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a full-fledged State of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987. But Daman and Diu remained as Union Territory |
| Chhattisgarh | Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000 |
| Uttarakhand | Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2000 |
| Jharkhand | Formed by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15, 2000 |