- On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be known as the State of Chhattisgarh comprising the following territories of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh, namely :-Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Janjgir-Champa. Jashpur, Ranker, Kawardha, Korba, Koriya, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajna-ndgaon and Surguja districts,and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh.
