→ PM conveyed greetings on Himachal Pradesh’s 56th Statehood Day on 25 January 2026.
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History
Important Points
- Became Chief Commissioner’s Province on 15 April 1948.
- Part C State on 26 January 1950.
- It became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956 after SRC recommendations.
- Hill areas merged from Punjab on 1 November 1966.
- It attained full statehood on 25 January 1971 as India’s 18th state under HP Act 1970.
- Borders J&K, Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and China.