3. Establishment of State of Himachal Pradesh.—On and from the appointed day, there shall be
established a new State, to be known as the State of Himachal Pradesh, comprising the territories which
immediately before that day were comprised in the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh.
4. Amendment of 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,” after entry 17, the following entry shall be inserted,
namely:—
“18. Himachal Pradesh The territories which immediately before
the commencement of this Constitution
were being administered as if they were
Chief Commissioners‟ Provinces under the
names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur
and the territories specified in
sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab
Reorganisation Act, 1966.”;
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(b) under the heading “II. THE UNION TERRITORIES”, entry 2 relating to Himachal Pradesh
shall be omitted and entries 3 to 10 shall be re-numbered as entries 2 to 9 respectively.