3. Transfer of territories.—As from the appointed day, there shall be added—
(a) to the State of Andhra Pradesh, the territories specified in the First Schedule which shall
thereupon cease to form part of the State of Madras; and
(b) to the State of Madras, the territories specified in the Second Schedule which shall thereupon
cease to form part of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
1. 1st April, 1960, vide Notification No. S.O. 2863, dated 29th December, 1959, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(ii).
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4. Changes of territorial divisions in Andhra Pradesh.—(1) The territories specified in Part I of
the First Schedule shall be included in, and form part of, Chittoor district; and the said territories, together
with the territories comprised in the villages of Puttur taluk specified in the Third Schedule and the
territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in Kanakammachatram and
Tiruttani firkas of Tiruttani taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 of the State of Madras, shall
form a taluk to be known as Sathyavedu taluk in Chittoor district.
(2) The territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in Palliputtu and
Erumbi firkas of Tiruttani taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 to the State of Madras shall
be included in, and form part of, Puttur taluk.
(3) The territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in Melpadi firka of
Chittoor taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 to the State of Madras shall be included in, and
form part of, Chittoor firka of Chittoor taluk.
(4) The territories specified in Part II of the First Schedule shall be included in, and form part of,
Kuppam West firka of Palmaner taluk in Chittoor district.
5. Changes of territorial divisions in Madras.—(1) The territories which immediately before the
appointed day were comprised in Sathyavedu firka of Ponneri taluk and Uttukkottai firka of Tiruvallur
taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 to the State of Andhra Pradesh shall be included in, and
form part of, Gummidipundi firka of Ponneri taluk.
(2) The territories specified in Parts I and II of the Second Schedule shall be included in and form a
separate taluk to be known as Tiruttani taluk of Chingleput district; and in that taluk, the territories
specified in Part II of that Schedule shall form a separate firka to be known as Kanakammachatram firka.
(3) The territories specified in Parts III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII of the Second Schedule shall
respectively be included in, and form part of,—
(a) Mappedu firka of Tiruvallur taluk of Chingleput district,
(b) Paranji firka of Arkonam taluk of North Arcot district,
(c) Arkonam firka of Arkonam taluk of North Arcot district,
(d) Ranipet firka of Walajapet taluk of North Arcot district,
(e) Gudiyattam East Firka of Gudiyattam taluk of North Arcot district, and
(f) Vaniyambadi firka of Tiruppattur taluk of North Arcot district.
6. Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.—As from the appointed day, in the First
Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading “I. THE STATES”,—
(a) for the entry against “1. Andhra Pradesh”, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953,
sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the First Schedule to the
Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959, but excluding the territories
specified in the Second Schedule to the last mentioned Act,”; and
(b) in the entry against “7. Madras”,—
(i) after the words and figures “section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956”, the words,
brackets and figures “and the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of
Boundaries) Act, 1959,” shall be inserted; and
(ii) for the words, brackets, letters and figures “and the territories specified in clause (b) of
sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States
Reorganisation Act, 1956”, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the
territories specified in the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of
Boundaries) Act, 1959”.
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7. Saving powers of State Government.—Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall be
deemed to affect the power of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh or Madras to alter after the
appointed day the name, extent or boundaries of any district, taluk, firka or village in the State.