Article 3 of the Indian Constitution deals with the power of the Parliament to form new states and alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing states. The article empowers the Parliament to make laws for the admission or establishment of new states into the Union of India or the creation of new states by separating territory from any existing state or by uniting two or more states or parts thereof.

The article also gives the Parliament the power to increase or decrease the area of any state or alter its boundaries. Additionally, the Parliament can alter the name of any state or change the name of any territory which is part of India.

However, before making any such law, the President of India must refer the proposed legislation to the concerned state legislature for expressing its views. If the state legislature passes a resolution to that effect, the Parliament may proceed to pass the law. If the state legislature rejects the proposal, the Parliament can still pass the law, but only with a two-thirds majority in both houses.

The purpose of Article 3 is to provide for the reorganization of states in order to better address the administrative, cultural, linguistic and other needs of the people. Since its enactment, several states have been created, such as Telangana, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, among others. The article has also been invoked to change the names and boundaries of several states over the years.


Source: ChatGPT