Bilaspur State
Bilaspur State was a state within the Union of India from 1950 to 1956 with Bilaspur town as its capital, which was created out of province of same name created in 1948.[1]
History
Bilaspur State was formed out of the territory of former Princely State of Bilaspur, which acceded to Dominion of India on 12 October 1948 by the erstwhile Ruler, Raja Anand Chand of the Princely State of Kahlur a.k.a. Bilaspur.
Bilaspur worked as a Province, until it was created as a Class "C" State, named Bilaspur State on 26 January 1950 within the Republic of India. Class "C" States were under direct rule of Central Government.[1][2]
Commissioners of Bilaspur State
H.H.Raja Sir Anand Chand KCIE,MP,MLA., Former Ruler of Bilaspur. Member Constituent Assembly of India (1947-48), Member First Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Member Rajya Sabha (1958-1970), Member of Legislative Assembly (Himachal Pradesh) (1977-1982); also First Chief Commissioner of the Chief Commissioner's State of Bilaspur (October 1948-2nd April 1949).[1][2]
- M.S. Himmatsinhji, Chief Commissioner from 1950 - 1952[1]
- Chief Commissioner from 1952-54.
Dissolution
Later by passing of The Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954[3] the Bilaspur State was dissolved on 1 July 1954 and incorporated into the State of Himachal Pradesh as Bilaspur district, with an area of 106,848 hectares.[1][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bilaspur State : Chief Commissioners
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Social, cultural, and economic history of Himachal Pradesh By Manjit Singh Ahluwalia
- ↑ The Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954
- ↑ By an act of Parliament the 31st state of Bilaspur which was till then a separate entity under the control of Chief Commissioner, was integrated with Himachal Pradesh on 1st July 1954 thereby adding one more district with an area of 106,848 hectares.
- ↑ 1 Himachal Pradesh was brought under a Lt.Governor with 36 member Legislative Assembly. First election to the Assembly were held in 1952. In 1954 Bilaspur, another part-C State, was merged with Himachal Pradesh and the strength of its Assembly was raised to 41.
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