 bill no 40 of  2016 the constitution (amendment)  bill, 2016 byshri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment)  act, 2016short title and commencementamendment of article 12 in article 1 of the constitution, for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—''(1) india, that is bharat varsha, shall be a union of states" statement of objects and reasons'bharat varsha' is the identity of our country in the legends and the history, the word'bharat varsha' has been extensively used, which is clearly evident from the sloka enshrined in the vishnu puran—"tatascha bharatam varshmetallokeshugiyatebhartay yatah pitra dattam pratishthita vanam" meaning that this country has been known as bharat varsha since king bharat left for the jungle for penance by handing over the affairs of the kingdom to his sons everywhere one can find the mention of bharat varsha the nomenclature of our country as bharat varsha owe to the king bharat the term bharat varsha infuses a sense of courage and new energy and makes us feel of having a cultural entity therefore, the expression 'india, that is bharat varsha' shall be more appropriate in article 1 of the constitutionhence this billnew delhi;kunwar pushpendra singh chandelfebruary 9, 2016 annexure extract from the constitution of india      1 (1) india, that is bharat shall be a union of states       name and territory of the union of india———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel, mp)gmgipmrnd—4304ls(s3)—29-02-2016