k' i i bill~  36 -of 1966-i'  \the constitution (nineteenth amendment) , bill, 1966 t b~; further to amend the constitution of india l be it enacted by parliament in the seventeenth year of the rpublic of india as follows:-~' 1 this act may be called the constitution (nineteenth amend- short title 'ment) act, 1966 2 in article 3 of the constitution, the following explanations amendmen 'sh' 11 i of article :-f a be inserted at the end, name y:-'explanation i-in this article, in clauses (a) to (e), "state" includes a union territory, but in the proviso, "state" does not include a union territory explanation il-the power conferred on parliament by clause (a) includes the power to form a new state or union territoi""'! by uniting a part of any state or union territory to any other state or union territory': ~                                    ,                                                                       ::>                                                                                                                                                           ~---_~,,",,- _ _ _  -v' --                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                --\  -'- ","                               ~pe=- ~                  article 3 of the constitution provideafor the formation of new       states and alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing       states before the constitution (seventh amendment) act, 1956,       was enacted, the expression "states" occurring in that article meant       part ~ states, part b states and also part c states by the seventh       amendment of the contitution in 1956,                                                                                                                                                                         the concept of "union       territories" was introduced in our constitution but artic1el(ll was       not amended to include in terms "union territories" it ~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   consi-      dered proper to amend this article to make it clear that "state" in       clauses (a) to (e) of th~jlrticle (but not in the proviso) includes       "union territories" it ~                                                                                                             also considered proper to make it clear       that power under clause (a) of article 3 includelpower to form a        new state or union territory by uniting a part of a state or union        territory to "another state or union territory                                      r}t-+                   the bmi- seek" e-tlchiev~the above objects                                                                                                                i new delhi;                                       g l nanda the 30th april, 1966  extract from the constitution of india - - - - 3 parliament may by law-- tes formation of new sta·   tes and alte· (a) form a new state by separation of tern tory from any ration of state or by uniting two or more states or parts of states or by dar~, boun· aries or uniting any territory to a part of any state; names of existing sta· (b) increase the area of any state; (c) diminish the area of any state; (d) alter the boundaries of any state; (e) alter the name of any state: provided that no bill for the purpose shall be introduced in house of parliament except on the recommendation of the and unless, where the proposal contained in the bill the area, boundaries or name of any of the states, the bill been referred by the president to the legislature of that state such period as may be t'~""'u~"'u in the reference or within such further period as the allow and the period so specified or allowed has - - - - - - a bill funher to amend the constitution of india (shri gujz~rilal nanda, minister of home affairs) 